File:Blaeu - Moluccae Insulae Celeberrimae.jpg

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Moluccae Insulae Celeberrimae (Famous Molucca Islands)
History
Engraved by Jodocus Hondius (either father or son) and purchased by Willem Blaeu in 1629.[1]
Appeared in Atlantis Appendix 1630, in Atlas Maior 1665, and in other atlases by Blaeu and Sons.[2]
Copper plate purchased by Frederick de Wit in 1680 and re-issued by Covens and Mortier in 1720.[3]
Source
Antique map of Moluccas by Blaeu archive copy at the Wayback Machine
References
  1. ↑ Old World Auctions description archive copy at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ AntiQBook description[dead link]
  3. ↑ Classical Images description

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