Historic Maps and Images of Banda
A central component
of this research project on pre-colonial Banda are the maps and
images drawn by the first European visitors to the islands in
the 16th and early 17th centuries. These maps and images provide
glimpses into Bandanese society prior to the massacre and conquest
of the islands by the Dutch in the 1620's,and provide comparative
information that is used with archaeological data. I have put
a few of these up here for you viewing pleasure--over a minute
to download if you have a 28.8 modem or slower (compare with contemporary map).
View of Banda Naira and Gunung Api
by Valentijn, drawn circa 1680
(from: Valentijn, Francois. 1724:
Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indien, Vol.3. (1858 ed.). Gravenhage: H.C.
Susan)
Map of Banda by Valentijn c. 1680--the
most accurate of the early colonial maps.
(from:Valentijn, Francois. 1724:
Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indien, Vol.3. (1858 ed.). Gravenhage: H.C.
Susan)
Map of Banda, from the voyage of
van Neck to the East Indies, 1599. The island "Wayer"
is a puzzling error. There is a village named "Wayer"
(not on this map) on Banda Besar's southeast coast, opposite Comber.
(from: "Tweede Boeck"
1601: Het Tweede Boeck, Journal oft dagh-register. In De Tweede
Schipvaart der Nederlanders naar Oost-Indie Onder Jacob Corneilsz
van Neck en Wybrandt Warwijck, 1598-1600, J. Keuning, ed. Vol.
3. 1942, pp. 1-186. The Hague: Nijhoff for Linschoten-Vereeniging)
Map from the log book of the Dutch
ship Gelderland, 1602. Note the unusual perspective--combination
planar and profile view. This map shows many of the smaller villages
not listed on the van Neck map above, although the outer islands
of Pulau Ay, Run and Rozengain do not show villages.
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Last updated December 22, 1998