The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Maluku Islands
East Indies (Region), Asia (Continent)
View Larger MapDescription of institution: The Maluku Islands or the Moluccas are an archipelago within Indonesia. The islands were also historically known as the "Spice Islands" by the Chinese and Europeans, but this term has also been applied to other islands outside Indonesia. URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maluku_Islands Location contains: Ambon (Island)
Ambonia SEE Ambon (Island)
Buru (Island)
Makian (Island)
Tidore (Island)
People associated with this location: Jacobs, Roleston (-fl. c. 1699) - Visited
Print Sources linked to this location: Subject of discourse or work of art - A description of some shells found on the Molucca Islands; as also an account of Mr Sam. Brown, his fourth book of East India plants, with their names, vertues, &c..