Insulæ Indiæ orientalis præcipuæ: in quibus Moluccæ celeberrimæ sunt

infoMercator, Gerhard; 1623

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On the right of this map, Latin text held within an elaborate border notes that five of the Maluku Islands are located nearby—Ternate, Tidore, Moti, Makian and Bacan—which trade spices including clove, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger to the world.

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Date
1623
Map Maker
Mercator, Gerhard
Printer/Publisher
Hendrik Hondius
Publication Location
Amsterdam
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Library Catalogue

Main Title
Insulæ Indiæ orientalis præcipuæ : in quibus Moluccæ celeberrimæ sunt
Barcode
B26055959H
Personal Author
Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594; Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651, printer
Extent
2 scans.
Description
First issued in the Mercator-Hondius atlas of 1606. Relief is shown pictorially. Scale not determined.
Imprint
[Amsterdam] : [Henricus Hondius], [1623]
Date Published
1623
BRN
200142903
Series Title
David Parry Southeast Asian Map Collection

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