Antique print titled 'people of new guinea , and their vessels the burning island as the north west of u is the coast of new guinea beoosten the island jamma the coast of jamma nae moa'. Four engravings on one sheet showing a native new guinea boat with fishermen and coastal views of new guinea with dutch v.o.c. Ships in the foreground. This print originates from 'old and new east indians' by f. Valentijn. François valentyn or valentijn (17 april 1666 – 6 august 1727) was a dutch calvinist minister, naturalist and author whose oud en nieuw oost-indiën ("old and new east-india") describes the history of the dutch east india company while also making notes on geography, ethnography, and natural history; half is about the moluccas. In total, valentyn lived in the east indies 16 years. Valentyn was first employed by the v.o.c. (united east india company) at the age of 19 as minister to the east indies, where he became a friend of the german naturalist georg eberhard rumpf (rumphius). He returned and lived in holland for about ten years before returning to the indies in 1705 where he was to serve as army chaplain on an expedition in eastern java. He finally returned to dordrecht where he found time to write his oud en nieuw oost-indiën (1724–26) a massive work of five parts published in eight volumes and containing 1,200 engraved illustrations and some of the most accurate maps of the indies of the time. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no official proof of authenticity, however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity issues arising from misattribution