Jong (Javanese junk), Java island, and other Indonesian islands in Catalan atlas

A portion of Catalan atlas depicting the Indonesian archipelago. At the left a 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), which is ruled by a queen (probably Tribhuwana, reigning from 1328 to 1350). To the right are 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

1375

Mapmaker / publisher

Possibly by Cresques Abraham (Elisha ben Abraham Cresques), in 1375

Place

Cresques family

Archive

Wikimedia Commons

Type

atlas page

Original size

1,345 × 845 pixels

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