Nieuw Lissabatta / Rarackit / Keffing / Roemakay / Kamarien / Caybobo

by Francois Valentijn

$200 · Offered by Argosy Book Store

Amsterdam: Francois Valentijn, 1726. Chart. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 13 1/4 x 25 This rare chart depicts the six coastlines of Ambon Island, part of the Lease Islands within the Malaku group in Indonesia, also known to colonialists as the Spice Islands. Features six views of Dutch trading posts: Nieuw Lssabatta, Rarakit, Keffing, Roemakay, Kamarien, and Caybobo. The lush mountainous terrain is

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