Monthly Archives: April 2015

Robert Jenkin wrote: Till very recently I speculated that some of the later SAC illustrations, including ‘people of Island Moa Iamna and other surrounding islands’ and ‘Thus appears the vessel of Noua Guinea and people dwelling therein’ might have been … Continue reading →

Who was the expedition’s primary draughtsman, and was there more than one? Some commentators have attributed ‘A View of Murderers’ Bay’ to Isaac Gilsemans. On August 1st 1642 Gilsemans was described as having “fair knowledge of seafaring, and the drawing … Continue reading →