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Map of part of the Moluccas

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Map of part of the Moluccas

Hondius jr., Jodocus / Blaeu sr., Joan / Blaeu, Wilhelm (Jansz.)

Map of part of the Moluccas.

Moluccae Insulae Celeberrimae.

The map is taken from the Blaeu-Van der Hem Atlas.

The inset shows the island of Bacan.

The chart was originally contained in Joan Blaeu's 'Atlas Maior'.

Cf. Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague, inv. nr. 1049B13031, Scheepvaartmuseum, Amsterdam, inv. nr. SNSMs1034(09)[kaart006], Scheepvaartmuseum, Amsterdam, inv. nr. SNSMa3845(01)095, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, inv. nr. NG-501-81, Scheepvaartmuseum, Amsterdam, inv. nr. SNSMa0145(211)[0084]. All of these maps have the same engraver.

Please contact Österreichische Nationalbibliothek for reuse and copyrights.

Sources and literature

Krogt, Peter van der, The Atlas Blaeu - Van der Hem: of the Austrian National Library (2005)