Iles de Banda

infoTardieu, Louise; Prévost, Abbé; 1780

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Map of the Banda Islands—which was at this time the only source of nutmeg in the world—featuring mountains, plantations, settlements and a military fort. On the island of Gunnanapi (Banda Api) a volcano erupts (‘api’ means ‘fire’ in Indonesian).

Details
Date
1780
Map Maker
Tardieu, Louise; Prévost, Abbé
Publication Location
Paris
Insets

Legend

Features

Military Fort

Public Space

Residential Area

Crops

Plantation/Forestry Area

Mountain/Volcano

Jungle/Wooded Area

Shoal

Library Catalogue

Main Title
Iles de Banda
Barcode
B26056138I
Personal Author
Tardieu, Louise, engraver; Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763
Extent
1 scans.
Description
Relief shown pictorially. In lower portion of map: Louise Tar[dieu], T. VIII. No. XIV. Scale not given.
Imprint
[Paris] : [Publisher not identified], [1780?]
Date Published
1780
BRN
200174522
Series Title
David Parry Southeast Asian Map Collection

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