Australien. Die Papuas, als Küstenbewohner./ Bewohner der Insel Rawak

Title

Australien. Die Papuas, als Küstenbewohner./ Bewohner der Insel Rawak

Description

Representation of natives from Papua New Guinea, in the Pacific Ocean, the island Rawak. Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an Oceanian country that occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia.

ca. 1790

Artist

Anonymus

Historical Description

The Portuguese Jorge de Meneses, who explored the north coast and offshore islands in 1526/27, is considered the island's European explorer. In 1545 the Spaniard Íñigo Ortiz de Retez landed and named the island "New Guinea" because the coast reminded him of that of the African Guinea, which he had previously passed. In 1623 Jan Carstenszoon mapped large parts of the coast on behalf of the Dutch East India Company. Since then, the Dutch East India Company has maintained business and political contacts with the region and the Sultanate of Tidore.