Francois Valentyn (1666-1727) was a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church and served in the East India Company at Amboina from 1684 to 1694 and again from 1705 to 1713. He is best known for his extensive account of the Dutch explorations and settlements in the East entitled ‘Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën’, “illustrated with views, portraits and prints of local scenes and fauna and flora as well as maps” (Shirley). An engraving of Banda Neira showing the Dutch Nassau Fort. This group of islands was the site of numerous battles and wars over control of the Nutmeg trade at the nearby island of Run between the English and the Dutch. The volcano Gunung Api is shown in the west and Dutch ships are depicted in the bay. There is a numbered index below explaining points on the map. Landwehr, VOC, 467.4b(1); Nordenskiold 701; Shirley BL G.Valn 1a.