ISLES MOLUQUES

Detailed map of the famous Spice Islands (Maluku Islands or the Moluccas). Includes also Sulawesi, Bali, Timor, part of Borneo, New-Guinea with unfinished coast line, and a bit of the northern coastline of Australia, labeled Terre du Sud.

Artists and Engravers: G. L. le Rouge (1707-1790) was a French military engineer, hydrographer and cartographer. He produced a wide rang of attractive cartographic work.

The Maluku Islands were the only source of nutmeg and cloves in the world for many centuries and its true location was a closely kept secret by traders who knew of them. European exploration of Southeast Asia was motivated by the desire to find these islands and have monopolies of their own.

George Louis Le Rouge
Title
The Maluku Islands / Spice Islands
Publication Place / Date
Image Dimensions
Paris / 1748
205 x 275 mm.
Color
Condition
Hand coloring
VG
Product Price
Product Number
USD 230
SKU #M.0086