Author: AMBON.
Title: Het verblijf der schipbreukelingen van de gestrande stoomboot Willem de 1e op de koraalplaat Lucipara.
Description: Amsterdam, J. Vürtheim, (1837).Lithographed plate depicting the shipwrecked abode of the stranded steamer Willem I on the Koraalplaat Lucipara, in the background the sinking ship. Ca. 24 x 30,5 cm.The shipwrecked persons of the Willem I ashore on one of the Lucipara islands near Ambon after stranding of the steamship Willem I on a coral reef in the Bandazee on the night of May 5-6, 1837. Amongst them the governor of the Moluccas François Vincent Henri Antoine de Stuers (1792-1881) and his family. Enduring many hardships and having lost much of the cargo, crew and passengers survived 37 days on a small island until they were rescued.- Vivid scene.Added the rare booklet: SCHIPBREUK van den gouverneur F. Ridder De Stuers op de Lucipara's den 5 van Bloeimaand 1837. Ten voordeele van de gewonde en zieke militairen. Arnhem, T.E. Slot & Zoon, 1837. Original printed wrappers. 24,(4) pp. Muller, Historieplaten, 6969; Atlas van Stolk 7304; Cat. NHSM p. 191; Indische Letteren jrg. 25, pp 194-207.

Keywords: Asia Indonesia Moluccas prints prints indonesia shipwrecks