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Auction 188, Lot 674

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"Les Iles de Banda, Suivant les Meilleures Cartes Levees sur les Lieux", Aa, Pieter van der

Subject: Banda Islands, Indonesia

Period: 1710 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
13.6 x 10.9 inches
34.5 x 27.7 cm
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This is a very uncommon map of the Banda Islands, part of the important Spice Islands of Indonesia. Until the mid-nineteenth century, the Banda Islands were the only source of the spices nutmeg and mace. Controlling production of these fine spices was a major motivation for the Dutch conquest of the islands in the 1621. The map shows the plantations, Dutch forts, and an erupting volcano.

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Condition: B

A dark impression on a lightly toned sheet with fleur-de-lis and "IV" watermarks and some dampstaining.

Estimate: $100 - $130

Sold for: $47

Closed on 6/22/2022

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