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Beheading of Moluccan 'mutineers' in Fort Victoria on Ambon in 1653

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Beheading of Moluccan 'mutineers' in Fort Victoria on Ambon in 1653

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Beheading of Moluccan 'mutineers' in Fort Victoria on Ambon in 1653.

The illustration is taken from the work 'Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën' by François Valentyn.

This incident forms part of the "Amboinese wars" the VOC waged with the Moluccans from 1651-1656.

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Sources and literature

Valentijn, François, Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën (1724-1726)