Antique Print of the Market, Hospital and Orphanage of Ambon by Valentijn (1726)

Description: Antique print titled 'De Passar, of Markt van Ambon – Het oud ziekenhuis of Raadhuis – Het Nieuw Ziekenhuis – Het Armen Weeshuis'. Four images on one sheet: The Passar (Market), the old- and new Hospital and the Orphanage in Ambon, Maluku Islands, Indonesia. This print originates from 'Oud en nieuw Oost-Indiën (..)' by F. Valentijn.

Artists and Engravers: François Valentijn / Valentyn (1666-1727), was a Dutch minister, naturalist and author. He was send by the VOC as a missionary and mostly worked at Amboina from 1684-1694 and 1705-1713. He traveled extensively in the VOC controlled territories and befriended the German naturalist Georg Eberhard Rumpf (Rumphius). He probably had access to VOC archives and compiled much in this momumental work from others as well.