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The Coral Triangle, The Rajah Ampat and Wayag Island

Posted on March 18, 2020 by

In early 2020 I joined the Coral Adventurer on its voyage to the Rajah Ampat and the Spice Islands. The ‘Coral Triangle’ is the planet’s richest centre of marine life and coral diversity, with over 6,000 species of fish, 76% … Continue reading →

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The Tasman Map – Book Review

Posted on November 3, 2019 by

Ian Burnet, The Tasman Map – The Biography of a Map: Abel Tasman, the Dutch East India Company and the first Dutch Discoveries of Australia, Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd, 2019 Having grown up in Sydney, I can remember as a … Continue reading →

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The first appearance of the Spice Islands on a world map – the Atlas Miller (1519-1522)

Posted on October 8, 2019 by

Art and science join forces in the Portuguese atlas known as the Atlas Miller by the cartographers Lopo Homem, Pedro Reinel, Jorge Reinel and the miniaturist António de Holanda, which is one of the wonders of sixteenth-century Portuguese cartography. The … Continue reading →

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Ian Burnet talking at ‘Better Read than Dead’

Posted on January 21, 2019 by

 

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Explore the Spice Islands

Posted on August 14, 2018 by

This is your chance to explore the Spice Islands with Coral Expeditions at a special discount rate.

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The Greatest Voyage in Maritime History

Posted on June 21, 2018 by

There is no doubt that the geatest voyage in maritime history is the first circumnavigation of the world by Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastian Elcano. Five vessels, all painted black, and known as the ‘Armada de Molucca’ departed Spain in … Continue reading →

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The forgotten Indonesian island that was swapped for Manhattan

Posted on July 30, 2017 by

Today, July 31, 2017, is the 350 year anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Breda which ended the second Anglo-Dutch war. Included in the Treaty was an agreement to exchange the Dutch claim to the island of Manhattan … Continue reading →

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Miguel Covarrubius in Bali 2

Posted on January 15, 2017 by

There has been a lot of interest in the art of Miguel Covarrubius and so here are some other examples of his images of Bali, its people and the dance. http://www.ianburnetbooks.com

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Ubud Writers and Readers Festival – An Indonesian Trilogy

Posted on October 28, 2016 by

A large crowd gathered at the Festival Club at Bar Luna on Thursday evening for an island-hopping adventure across Indonesia with voyager and historian Ian Burnet. The moderator, Toni Pollard, interviewed Ian about his three books on Indonesia – Spice … Continue reading →

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Ian Burnet at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2016

Posted on September 26, 2016 by

The 13th UWRF will be held 26–30 October, 2016,  celebrating the theme Tat Tvam Asi or ‘I am you, you are me’. This powerful ideology is crucial to the collective identity of Indonesia – uniting people from incredibly diverse religious, ethnic, cultural and historical backgrounds … Continue reading →

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