Antique Engravings of Mauritius and Indonesia, incl de Banda Islands, c.1730

Reference

BG-13068

Date

1730

Region

Asia

Category

Antique Map

Sheet size

22.4 x 31.8 cm (8.8 x 12.5 in)

Condition

Good

Availability

Available

Price

EUR 550

Title on page: "Ins. de Cerno a. Nostatibus Mauritius Nominata [on sheet with] Gunnanappi Labetacq [and] Civitas Gammelamme [and] Rex Tubatus", Le Clerc, Jean

This sheet includes four engravings, published in a history of Dutch exploration:

1. Top left: shows natives on Mauritius fishing and building a boat, with a dodo (extinct) and two turtles at right. 2. Top right: the Banda islands (also known as the Spice Islands) of Banda Api, Banda Neira and Banda Besar. 3. Bottom left: a procession for the king of Ternate in the town of Gamalama. 4, Bottom right: a procession for the king of Tuban, Java, riding an elephant.

Subject: Islands in Indonesia & Mauritius

Period: Circa 1730 Color: hand color Size: 12.5 x 8.8 inches / 31.8 x 22.4 cm

A nice impression on a sheet with a leaf-shaped watermark, light toning along the centerfold, and light soiling mostly confined to the blank margins.

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