{"product_id":"moluccarum","title":"Moluccarum (Spice Islands) - Jansson c.1633","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"7\"\u003eInsularum Moluccarum Nova Descriptio\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"44\"\u003eCartographer:\u003c\/b\u003e Jan Janssonius (Jansson) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"83\"\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e Amsterdam, c. 1633–1650 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"118\"\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e Copperplate engraving with original hand-coloring\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/b\u003e This iconic map is one of the most significant 17th-century depictions of the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"91\"\u003eMoluccas\u003c\/b\u003e, famously known as the \"Spice Islands.\" It focuses specifically on the islands of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"182\"\u003eTernate, Tidore, Machian, Motir, and Bachian\u003c\/b\u003e—at the time, the world's only source of cloves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eThe map is a masterpiece of the Dutch Golden Age of cartography. It is oriented with North to the right and features a wealth of maritime detail, including elegant sailing vessels, sea monsters, and two ornate compass roses with radiating rhumb lines. A highly decorative title cartouche at the top and a scale cartouche at the bottom, flanked by local figures, reflect the high artistic standards of the Janssonius workshop. This plate was a direct rival to the Blaeu family’s version of the same region, representing the peak of the Dutch monopoly on both spice and geographical information.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAuthenticity:\u003c\/b\u003e Original 17th-century copperplate engraving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Significance:\u003c\/b\u003e Documents the epicenter of the global spice trade that fueled the rise of the VOC (Dutch East India Company).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDecorative Elements:\u003c\/b\u003e Features classic Dutch baroque styling, including sea creatures and ethnographic figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Treasures of the Orient","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43801278578753,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/7125\/5105\/files\/D83CF76B-BC20-4583-906E-FBCBE876D274.jpg?v=1777174227","url":"https:\/\/treasuresoftheorient.com\/products\/moluccarum","provider":"Treasures of the Orient","version":"1.0","type":"link"}