Subject: Southeast Asia
Period: 1599 (circa)
Publication: Intinerario
Color: Black & White
Size:
10 x 12.5 inches
25.4 x 31.8 cm
Handsome engraving of 4 people in native costume, one holding a massive bronze shield and sword. A rough translation of the subtitles is "in the Province of Pegu where much gold, diamonds and rubies are found; illustrations of the Indian inhabitants of the Moluccas". A scarce, early engraving from Linschoten's important work that exposed the Portuguese East Indies to the rest of Europe and opened the way for further exploration.
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Condition: A+