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Jong (Javanese junk), Java island, and other Indonesian Island in modern reproduction of Catalan atlas
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Jong (Javanese junk), Java island, and other Indonesian Island in modern reproduction of Catalan atlas

A portion of Catalan atlas depicting Indonesian archipelago. At the left an five-masted inchi (copying error of jũchi, or junk, from Javanese jong). At the center is illa iana (error of illa iaua, the island of Java). To the right is other Indonesian islands. Caption on the left side of the island: En la illa iana ha molts arbres li ayloes y camphora sandels species subtils / garenga / nou moscada / arbres de canyela / la- qual es pus preciosa de qual se uol altra de tota la india ⁊ so n axi mateix aqui maçis / ⁊ folij:-. Translation: On the island of Iana there are many trees — lignaloes, camphor, and sandal — and subtle spices; galangal, nutmeg, trees of cinnamon, which is the most precious of all those in India. Mace and leaves ? are also found there. At the right, there is a description about Eastern Indonesian islands: Insula mudorum in qua homines et mulieres portant unum folium ante et retrò alium. Translation: Island of the naked people, in which men and women wear one leaf in front and another behind.

Date
14th century
Mapmaker / publisher
Possibly by Cresques Abraham (Elisha ben Abraham Cresques), in 1375. Modern repro is done in 1959. Cropping is done by uploader in 2021
Place
Indonesia
Archive
Wikimedia Commons
Type
atlas page
Original size
911 × 408 pixels

Public domain

Reason: its maker died more than 70 years ago, and a faithful scan of a flat work adds no new copyright.

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"Jong (Javanese junk), Java island, and other Indonesian Island in modern reproduction of Catalan atlas" (14th century). Possibly by Cresques Abraham (Elisha ben Abraham Cresques), in 1375. Modern repro is done in 1959. Cropping is done by uploader in 2021, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jong_(Javanese_junk),_Java_island,_and_other_Indonesian_Island_in_modern_reproduction_of_Catalan_atlas.jpg

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