A portion of catalan atlas depicting the indonesian archipelago. At the left a five-masted inchi (copying error of jũchi, or junk, from javanese jong). At the center is illa iana (error of illa iaua, the island of java), which is ruled by a queen (probably tribhuwana, reigning from 1328 to 1350). To the right are other indonesian islands. Caption on the left side of the island: en la illa iana ha molts arbres li ayloes y camphora sandels species subtils / garenga / nou moscada / arbres [de canyela / la-] qual es pus preciosa de qual se uol altra de tota la india ⁊ so[n] axi mateix aqui maçis / ⁊ folij:-. Translation: on the island of iana there are many trees — lignaloes, camphor, and sandal — and subtle spices; galangal, nutmeg, trees of cinnamon, which is the most precious of all those in india. Mace and leaves [?] are also found there. At the right, there is a description about eastern indonesian islands: insula mudorum in qua homines et mulieres portant unum folium ante et retrò alium. Translation: island of the naked people, in which men and women wear one leaf in front and another behind. Date: 1375.
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