De bry, johann theodor, (1560-1623) and johann israel de bry (1565-1609). Part v, plate 13, description of the city gamme lamme. From the "little voyages"ternatean and dutch ships off gammelamme, northern maluku islandsvan warwijck put in at ambon and ternate in 1599, while his colleague jacob van heemskerck sailed to banda. Here we see the two dutch ships on the right in the port of gamme lamme, the capital of ternate. The city, present-day castela, is on the west coast of the island. A rectangular building, the mosque, is clearly recognizable on the left. In the center of the city we see defenses built by the portuguese in the 16th century. In 1575 a local ruler came to power. He stayed in power until 1606, when the spaniards conquered gamme lamme. In 1607 the king of ternate asked the dutch for assistance against the spaniards. Even thought the dutch were unable to entirely drive the spaniards off the island, their assistance did result in a treaty, which secured the dutch a monopoly on the clove trade. Description of the city gamme lammethis city gamme lamme is located on the island ternate. In this city the dutch also do a lot of trade their houses are made out of thick and split pipe twisted together. A. Those are the dutch ships how they arrived. B. Is a karkol (type of boat), which came to them on board to see what kind of people they are and what their intention was which when they found out were almost happy about their arrival. C. A karkol which they use for war. D. A pillar in the water on which they hung a head of one of their enemies. E. Their market which they hold under a tree because of the sun. F. Their church or musquita. G. The king's palace built out of stone. H. A small house with the metal cannon on top which captain francis drack, threw into the ocean during a storm and which they found. I. Is the house of the dutch king where they stayed. K. Is the house where the dutch made their trades. L. Monasterym. A monetary called s. Palace and is a stone house built by the portuguese. N. The king's translator's apartment. O. Is a tower on which a metal cannon lies. P. An island between ternate and tidore. Q. The island tidore. R. Is the entrance to the harbor which is surrounded by rocks and stones where the residents go to fish in shallow water. S. Is a pleasure boat (a ship without real purpose). T. Shows how they catch their fish plenty described in history. V. A trader ship which transports the wares from one island to another. Date: 1601.
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