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Tag Archives: ambon
A French Voyage to the Spice Islands 1838
From 1837 to 1840 the French vessels Astrolabe and Zellee commanded by Dumont d’Urville conducted a scientific expedition around the Pacific including a visit to the Moluccan Islands of Ternate, Ambon, Banda and Ceram. The official ship’s artist had died … Continue reading
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Tagged ambon, astrolabe, banda, ceram, ian burnet, maluku, moluccas, spice islands, ternate, zellee
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Oost-Indisch Huis (East India House)
East India House in Amsterdam, built in 1606, was the first building especially built for the United East India Company (VOC) and was the centre of all its business activities. The buildings have been preserved and are now part of … Continue reading
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Tagged ambon, batavia, east indies, east indies house, frederick de houtman, gentlemen seventeen, ian burnet, oost indisch huis
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Amazing aerial views of the archeological sites of Indonesia
This amazing video has been produced for the ‘Society of Indonesian Archeologists’ by Feri Latief and is accompanied by the song ‘Tanah Airku’ with the wonderful voice of Shanna Shannon. Please enjoy these remarkable images and I hope you will … Continue reading
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Tagged ambon, banda, borobodur, dieng, feri latief, ian burnet, prambanan, ternate, tidore
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East Indies – A Story of Spices, Gunpowder and Opium
News Update. East Indies is now out in a paperback edition and available on order from your favorite bookstore or your favorite online retailer for A$29.95. In 1497 Vasco da Gama rounded the Cape of Good Hope, his small Portuguese … Continue reading
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Tagged ambon, banda, batavia, East India Company, east indies, hong kong, ian burnet, malacca, rhun, singapore
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RHUNHATTAN – A Tale of Two Islands
With the 350 year anniversary of the 1667 Treaty of Breda coming up on July 31 there was a lot of interest in Beatrice Glow’s historical art installation the Rhunhattan Tearoom that was posted last month. Beatrice Glow and … Continue reading
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Tagged alexandre girardeau, ambon, banda, beatrice glow, fort belgica, ian burnet, rhun, rudi fofid
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Franklin Naik Pinisi
Franklin is a loveable tortoise character who gets involved in various adventures and in the process gives young Indonesian children access to reading as an early learning experience. There are both a yellow and green series for different age groups, … Continue reading
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Tagged ambon, archipelago, banda, ian burnet, maumere, ombak putih, seatrek
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The Beautiful Banda Islands
The ‘East Indies Spice Exploration’ voyage on the Ombak Putih went well, sailing from Flores to Solor, Lembata, Alor, Wetar, Romang, Demar and some smaller islands before reaching the Banda Islands. The only problem was that we encountered some unseasonable … Continue reading
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Tagged abba, ambon, banda, cilu bintang, ian burnet, nutmeg, ombak putih, seatrek, spice islands
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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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Tagged Ai, ambon, banda, ian burnet, maluku, moluccas, ombak putih, spice islands, ternate
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Ubud Food Festival, 5-7 June 2015
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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Tagged ambon, banda, cloves, dutch east indies, ian burnet, maluku, moluccas, nutmeg, spice islands, ternate, ubud, ubud food festival
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Fort Nieuw Victoria, Ambon — A Mystery Solved?
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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Tagged ambon, batavia, dutch east indies, ian burnet, maluku, moluccas, VOC
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