Antique Print – TERNATE-QUEEN-CHIEFS-MEETING-MALUKU ISLANDS-VALENTIJN-VOC – 1724

Copperplate engraving/etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 20,2 x 32,3 cm. (8 x 12,7 inch). Image size: 14 x 12,5 cm. (5,5 x 4,9 inch).

From the monumental work by François Valentyn: “Oud en nieuw Oost-Indiën, vervattende een naaukeurige en uitvoerige verhandelinge van Nederlands mogentheyd in die gewesten”. Dordrecht/Amsterdam: J. van Braam en G. onder de Linden, 1724/1726. (Transl.: Old and new East-Indies, including an accurate and extensive description of Dutch / VOC controlled territories.)

Made by an anonymous engraver after Francois Valentijn / VOC sources.

Condition: Very good, given age. A few tiny spots in the margins, outside image. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: TERNATE-QUEEN-CHIEFS-MEETING-MALUKU ISLANDS

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