Monthly Archives: May 2015

Terra Australis 1606

Terra Australis 1606: The Voyages of the Duyfken & the San Pedrico Tuesday, 16 June 2015, 12:30pm – 1:30pm Venue: SMSA Mitchell Theatre 280 Pitt Street Sydney NSW 2000 Maritime historian Ian Burnet discusses the background of these significant voyages, … Continue reading

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Treasure Ships: Art in the Age of Spices — Symposium

Treasure Ships: Art in the Age of Spices is the first major exhibition in Australia which presents the complex artistic and cultural interactions between Europe and Asia from the 16th to 19th century, a period often referred to as the … Continue reading

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Insight Indonesia –Spice Islands Saga

I realised that the 2011 Berita Satu/Jakarta Globe TV interview on Spice Islands for Insight Indonesia had never been posted to the blogsite. I hope you find it interesting.

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The Spice Islands — Underwater

The seas of the Moluccas (Maluku) in Eastern Indonesia have pristine waters and some of the greatest variety of marine life on the planet. On our 12 day voyage from Ambon to Banda to Ternate the Ombak Putih will usually … Continue reading

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