Map of the Spice Islands, 'Moluccæ insulæ celeberrimæ', Amsterdam 1658
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Automatic translation from Danish.
Willem Blaeu (1571-1638, Netherlands). Map of some of the islands in the Molucca archipelago in Indonesia, in the colonial period called the Spice Islands, 'Moluccæ insulæ celeberrimæ', hand-colored copperplate engraving, Amsterdam ca. 1650. French text on the back. Sheet size: 47.5 x 57 cm. Without frame. Some edge tears, the two upper corners with marks from hanging/framing.
This was the first large, detailed map of these Dutch-controlled islands. It shows the islands' densely forested nature and the recently built forts.
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