Indonesia - Moluccas, Ternate; Bellin / Van der Schley - Ternate - 1721-1750

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Copper engraving titled Ternate by Bellin / Van der Schley, an Indonesian map of the Molukken featuring Mount Gamalama, in excellent condition and dating to 1761, published by De Hondt in The Hague in the sparse international edition with text in Dutch and French; image size 20.5 × 28 cm on a sheet 25 × 30.5 cm and later hand-coloured.

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Ternate (1761)

Beautiful large 18th-century copper engraving depicting a view of the volcanic island Ternate in the North Moluccas with various ships in the foreground. Buildings along the beach. Lava and a thick cloud of smoke emerge from the volcano (Gunung Gamalama). At the bottom, an index in French and Dutch.

Engraved by Jacobus van der Schley.

Image 20.5×28 cm on a sheet measuring 25×30.5 cm

Published in 1761 by De Hondt in The Hague in the more scarce international edition, with text in Dutch and French, in 'Suite du Histoire générale des voyages'.

Ternate (1761)

Beautiful large 18th-century copper engraving depicting a view of the volcanic island Ternate in the North Moluccas with various ships in the foreground. Buildings along the beach. Lava and a thick cloud of smoke emerge from the volcano (Gunung Gamalama). At the bottom, an index in French and Dutch.

Engraved by Jacobus van der Schley.

Image 20.5×28 cm on a sheet measuring 25×30.5 cm

Published in 1761 by De Hondt in The Hague in the more scarce international edition, with text in Dutch and French, in 'Suite du Histoire générale des voyages'.

Details

Era
1400-1900
Number of items
1
Country
Indonesia
Geographical specification
Moluccas, Ternate
Map maker/ publisher
Bellin / Van der Schley
Map/ Book title
Ternate
Period
1721-1750
Condition
Excellent
Technique
Copper engraving
Additional Information
Copper engraving with a view of Ternate in the Moluccas, with an active volcano.
Map colour
Later hand colour
Height
25 cm
Width
30.5 cm
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