Detailed map of the famous Spice Islands (Maluku Islands or the Moluccas). Includes also Sulawesi, Bali, Timor, part of Borneo, New-Guinea with unfinished coast line, and a bit of the northern coastline of Australia, labeled Terre du Sud.

Artists and Engravers: G. L. le Rouge (1707-1790) was a French military engineer, hydrographer and cartographer. He produced a wide rang of attractive cartographic work.

The Maluku Islands were the only source of nutmeg and cloves in the world for many centuries and its true location was a closely kept secret by traders who knew of them. European exploration of Southeast Asia was motivated by the desire to find these islands and have monopolies of their own.