Antique Print of a Buginese and Ambonese Man by Valentijn, 1726

€ 220

One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.

Date: 1726
Mapmaker / artist: F. Valentijn (Artist)
Sheet size: 34 × 21 cm (13.4 × 8.3 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BGRN-026

Condition

General age-related toning and minor foxing. Please study images carefully.

About this sheet

Antique print titled 'Een Bouginees - een Amboinees'. This plate shows a Buginese- and Ambonese Man. The Buginese people are an ethnic group - the most numerous of the three major linguistic and ethnic groups of South Sulawesi, in the southwestern province of Sulawesi, third largest island of Indonesia. The Ambonese, also known as South Moluccans, are an Indonesian ethnic group of mixed Austronesian-Papuan origin. This print originates from 'Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën' by F. Valentijn.