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Chart of the northern Moluccas and a map of Bachian
Chart showing the northern Moluccas and a map of Bachian
Map of East Indies
Map of Halmahera and surrounding islands
Map of Indonesia and the Philippines
Map of Machian and a bird's eye view of Bachian
Map of New Guinea and Gilolo
Map of part of the Moluccas
Map of South East Asia with an inset showing the Botton Strait
Map of the fort of Taffasoho on Macquiaan
Map of the Indies archipelago
Map of the Indonesian archipelago
Map of the islands of Japan to Halmaheira
Map of the islands of Ternate
Map of the Moluccas
Map of the Moluccas
Map of the Moluccas
Map of the north coast of New Guinea
Map of the northern Moluccas
Map of the northern Moluccas and Bachian
Map of the northern Moluccas and Celebes
Map of the Pacific Ocean, from Malacca to Japan
Maps of Makjan and Batsjan
The west coast of Halmahera and offshore islands
View of the fort at Tofasoha, Makian

The island of Makian in the North Molucca Islands had a good harbour and was well-planted with clove trees. In 1608 the VOC captured it from the Spanish and gave to the sultan of Ternate on condition that all the cloves should be supplied to the VOC. Here, as on the other islands of the Moluccas, the local population suffered under the violent measures used by the VOC to protect its trade monopoly. Illegally planted clove trees would be felled by VOC workers during so-called 'hongi raids', while supplying cloves to foreign merchants other than those of the VOC carried a heavy penalty.