{"title":"Valentijn","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"valentijn001","title":"Fish, Sea Life","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist or Author: \u003c\/b\u003eFrancois Valentijn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWork: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eOud en Nieuw Oost Indien\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate of Publication: \u003c\/b\u003e1724-1726\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStyle: \u003c\/b\u003eEngraving\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaper Size: \u003c\/b\u003e~ 7 7\/8\" by 13 1\/4\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eThe work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription of the work:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis remarkable engraving is from Francois Valentijn's \u003cem\u003eOud en Nieuw Oost Indien\u003c\/em\u003e The work was published in Amsterdam between 1724 and 1726.  The work described the history of the Dutch East India Company and the countries of the Far East including Australia, Ceylon, India, China, and Japan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrancois Valentijn (1666-1777) was a Dutch minister and naturalist.  He was employed as a minister of the East Indies at 19, and befriended another naturalist Georg Eberhard Rumpf (Rumphius).  He also served as an army champlain on an expedition in easter Java.  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They usually prohibited any former employees from publishing anything about the region, thus it is very fortunate Valentijn's work was published at all, and that it gave us such a detailed account of this period in time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trillium Rare Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43765915418698,"sku":"valentijn002","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/7960\/7882\/files\/valentijn002.jpg?v=1782935782"},{"product_id":"valentijn003","title":"Fish, Sea Life","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist or Author: \u003c\/b\u003eFrancois Valentijn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWork: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eOud en Nieuw Oost Indien\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate of Publication: \u003c\/b\u003e1724-1726\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStyle: \u003c\/b\u003eEngraving\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaper Size: \u003c\/b\u003e~ 7 7\/8\" by 13 1\/4\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eThe work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  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They usually prohibited any former employees from publishing anything about the region, thus it is very fortunate Valentijn's work was published at all, and that it gave us such a detailed account of this period in time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trillium Rare Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43765916467274,"sku":"valentijn022","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/7960\/7882\/files\/valentijn022.jpg?v=1782935805"},{"product_id":"valentijn023","title":"Fish, Sea Life, Crab","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist or Author: \u003c\/b\u003eFrancois Valentijn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWork: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eOud en Nieuw Oost Indien\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate of Publication: \u003c\/b\u003e1724-1726\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStyle: \u003c\/b\u003eEngraving\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaper Size: \u003c\/b\u003e~ 7 7\/8\" by 13 1\/4\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eThe work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  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They usually prohibited any former employees from publishing anything about the region, thus it is very fortunate Valentijn's work was published at all, and that it gave us such a detailed account of this period in time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trillium Rare Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43765916500042,"sku":"valentijn023","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/7960\/7882\/files\/valentijn023.jpg?v=1782935805"},{"product_id":"valentijn024","title":"Shells","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist or Author: \u003c\/b\u003eFrancois Valentijn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWork: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eOud en Nieuw Oost Indien\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate of Publication: \u003c\/b\u003e1724-1726\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStyle: \u003c\/b\u003eEngraving\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaper Size: \u003c\/b\u003e~ 7 7\/8\" by 13 1\/4\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eThe work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  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