{"id":24906,"date":"2020-01-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/dev-en\/antiek\/uncategorized\/somba-opu-makassar\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:41:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:41:06","slug":"somba-opu-makassar","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/antiques\/city-plans\/foreign-cities\/somba-opu-makassar\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortress Somba Opu, Makassar &#8211; Fran\u00e7ois Valentijn, 1724-1726"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>VIEW OF SOMBA OPU, DUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY TRADING POST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em><strong>Samboepo in plattegrond<\/strong><\/em>\u201d copper engraving from <strong>Fran\u00e7ois Valentijn<\/strong>\u2019s \u201c<em>Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indien<\/em>\u201d, made by Jan van Braam and published in Dordrecht by Gerard onder de Linden in <strong>1724-1726<\/strong>. Coloured by a later hand.\u00a0 Size.: 36,1 x 27,4 cm.<\/p>\n<p>Fortress Somba Opu was the commercial capital of Makassar (Sulawesi, Indonesia). In the 1630s, kings and nobles established their residence in Somba Opu, staying in a house built on thick pillars. A number of detached houses were located in rear (east) and northern side of the fort. They were grouped around the royal complex in the southwest side of Somba Opu, which consisted of two enormous wooden palaces, storehouses, and a mosque. Outside Somba Opu fort were two major markets each to the north and south, and houses of the commoners. The quarters of the Portuguese, the Indians, and some European factories were located along the north coast.<\/p>\n<p>Somba Opu fell into Dutch hands in 1669.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutch text under the <span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\" title=\"\">bird&#8217;s-eye view of the town is interesting. It reads e.g. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\" title=\"\">that the walls of the fortress are poorly maintained and that they would not withstand a canon shot or even a wooden ram.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fran%C3%A7ois_Valentijn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fran\u00e7ois Valentijn<\/a> was a prominent historian of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dutch_East_India_Company\">Dutch East India Company (V.O.C.)<\/a> who is best known for \u201c<em>Oud en Nieuw Oost Indi\u00ebn<\/em>\u201d, his vast illustrated account of the Dutch trading empire in Asia. He travelled to the East Indies twice and served as Calvinist minister to Ambon between 1686 and 1694. In preparing this monumental work, he was given privileged access to the previously secret archives of the V.O.C., containing transcripts and copies of important earlier Dutch voyages.<\/p>\n<p>While Valentijn\u2019s maps and diagrams were prized possessions, his scholarship, judging by 21st century standards was unscrupulous. Valentyn\u2019s use of the products of other scientists\u2019 and writers\u2019 intellectual labour and his passing it off as his own, reveals a penchant for self-aggrandisement.<\/p>\n<p>Price: Euro 350,-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VIEW OF SOMBA OPU, DUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY TRADING POST \u201cSamboepo in plattegrond\u201d copper engraving from Fran\u00e7ois Valentijn\u2019s \u201cOud en Nieuw Oost-Indien\u201d, made by Jan van Braam and published in Dordrecht by Gerard onder de Linden in 1724-1726. Coloured by a later hand.\u00a0 Size.: 36,1 x 27,4 cm. 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