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About ianburnet

Author of the book, Spice Islands. Which tells the History, Romance and Adventure of the spice trade from the Moluccas in Eastern Indonesia over a period of 2000 years. Author of the book, East Indies.Which tells the history of the struggle between the Portuguese Crown, the Dutch East India Company and the English East India Company for supremacy in the Eastern Seas. Author of the book 'Archipelago - A Journey Across Indonesia'. Author of the book 'Where Australia Collides with Asia' Author of the book 'The Tasman Map'. Author of the book 'Eastern Voyages'.

The Ombak Putih – A traditional yet modern Bugis Pinisi

Posted on July 8, 2015 by ianburnet

The Bugis Pinisi is in part a copy of a western schooner of the mid-nineteenth century and the word pinisi is thought to have come from the english word pinnace. They are recognized by their tall ketch-rig of seven sails … Continue reading →

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Treasure Ships – Art in the Age of Spices – Part 1

Posted on June 22, 2015 by ianburnet

This exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia includes 300 outstanding and rarely-seen works of ceramics, decorative arts, furniture, metalware, paintings, prints, and textiles from public and private collections around the world. The selected works of art reveal how … Continue reading →

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Terra Australis 1606

Posted on June 21, 2015 by ianburnet

Terra Australis 1606 – The voyages of Willem Janszoon and Luis Vas de Torres and the first European discovery of Australia This talk was presented at the SMSA and will be broadcast by ABC Radio National on their ‘Big Ideas’ … Continue reading →

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Treasure Ships – Art in the Age of Spices – Part 2

Posted on June 20, 2015 by ianburnet

This exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia is the first exhibition in Australia to present the complex artisitic and cultural interactions between the East and the West from the 16th to the 19th centuries – a period known … Continue reading →

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Terra Australis 1606

Posted on May 25, 2015 by ianburnet

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

Posted on May 25, 2015 by ianburnet

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

Posted on May 18, 2015 by ianburnet

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

Posted on May 6, 2015 by ianburnet

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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Ubud Food Festival, 5-7 June 2015

Posted on April 21, 2015 by ianburnet

Food Forum | The Spice Islands Friday June 5, 2:30pm, at Taman Baca For a serving of spice island history, Ian Burnet will dish up a tale of the high seas and colonial rule focusing on Indonesia’s legendary spices, cloves … Continue reading →

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Fort Nieuw Victoria, Ambon — A Mystery Solved?

Posted on April 20, 2015 by ianburnet

A fort on this location was built by the Portuguese in the 1500’s and then captured by the first war fleet commissioned by the United Dutch East India Company in 1605 and commanded by Steven van de Hagen. The fort … Continue reading →

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