Coracora van de Banda-eilanden, 1599 1600s - 1610s

This anonymous engraving depicts a Coracora, a type of boat used by the indigenous people of the Banda Islands in the 1600s. The boat is depicted as a large, serpent-like vessel, with a crew of oarsmen and archers. The engraving is a valuable record of the maritime culture of the Banda Islands during a period of intense European colonization. It provides an illustration of a boat that would likely have been used for both fishing and warfare.