Lodewijcksz - Historie van Indien - 1617 - UB Radboud Uni Nijmegen - 2...
Illustration from 1617 edition of Willem Lodewijcksz (or G.M.A.W.L): Historie van IndienDescription from the Cambridge History of Southeast Asia:When the Dutch first arrived in the busy port of Banten at the c... More
A five-masted ship in Juan Vespucci map of 1526
A five-masted ship in Juan Vespucci map, likely an attempt to depict a five-masted Javanese junk (jong) in Indian ocean, 1526. Bahasa Indonesia: Sebuah kapal bertiang lima di peta Juan Vespucci, kemungkinan m... More
A four-masted jong being chased by Portuguese vessel, in Nuño García d...
A four-masted jong (Javanese junk) being chased by a Portuguese vessel, in Nuño García de Toreno’s map of 1522. This scene likely depict a junk encountered near Polvoreira (likely Pulau Berhala, 160 miles from... More
Four Kind of Ships which Bantenese Use de Bry
De Bry, Johann Theodor, (1560-1623) and Johann Israel de Bry (1565-1609). Part III, Plate 28, Shown are Four Kinds of Ships Which the Bantenese Use. From the "Little Voyages"ASIAN VESSELS IN BANTAMThe illustr... More
Jan Huyghen van Linschoten Ship of China and Java
This image depicts a junk, with a seaside town in the background. This is an early portrayal of the kind of vessel that was traditionally the lifeblood of commerce throughout the sheltered seas of China and So... More