A kora-kora boat with mainsail

Vingboons, Johannes

A kora-kora boat with mainsail.

Kora-koras were the most frequently used vessel type in the Moluccas. They were around ten metres long and extremely narrow, and were used for both trade and as men-o' war. The plate is taken from the Blaeu-Van der Hem Atlas.

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Is part of:

Ambon Ternate

Creator

Vingboons, Johannes (assigned to)

Period

1665 - 1668

Material

paper

Technique

watercolour

Kind

drawing

Dimension

57 x 36,5 cm57 x 36,5 cm

Number

Van der Hem 40:16

Owner

Österreichische Nationalbibliothek

Sources and literature

Krogt, Peter van der, The Atlas Blaeu - Van der Hem: of the Austrian National Library (2005)