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The king of Ternate in council

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The king of Ternate in council

Linden, Gerard onder de / Braam, J. van / Blokhuysen, R.

The king of Ternate in council.

The illustration is taken from the work 'Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indien' by Francois Valentyn.

The plate depicts the way in which the king of Ternate consulted with his subjects in the mid-sixteenth century.

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Sources and literature

Valentijn, François, Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën (1724-1726)