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"Kaart van het Eyland Formosa en de Eylanden van Piscadores"
Published in Dortrecht & Amsterdam by Jan van Braam & …
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"Kaart van het Eyland Formosa en de Eylanden van Piscadores"
Published in Dortrecht & Amsterdam by Jan van Braam & G. Onder de Linden between 1724-6.
One of the earliest printed map of Taiwan and the Pescadores (Penghu) Islands, from Valentyn's 'Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indien', an account of the Dutch East India Company.
Francois Valentyn (1666-1727) joined the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie) aged 19, travelling to the East as a minister and chaplain.
Normally the V.O.C. prevented their former employees from publishing details of the company, but by this stage their dealings were not as secret or as profitable as they had been.
Valentyn published his account in eight volumes between 1724-26, dying the following year. This piece has an attribution mark,
I am sure that it is completely authentic and take full responsibility for any authenticity
issues arising from misattribution
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- Dimensions
- 1.97ʺW × 17.32ʺH
- Period
- Early 18th Century
- Country of Origin
- Netherlands
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Black