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Of Fortresses and Galleys the 1568 Acehnese Siege of Melaka, after a Contemporary Bird's-eye View

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2008

Pierre-Yves Manguin
Pierre-Yves Manguin
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Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient
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The city of Melaka, owing to her occupation by the Portuguese, has the privilege of being the most thoroughly described sixteenth and early seventeenth-century Southeast Asian urban centre, both in textual and iconographic sources. There are some ten to twelve known Portuguese sketches depicting various aspects of the city; ground plans of the fortress, plans of the whole city, maps of the city and its surroundings, or else panoramic views representing specific events in Melaka's history, such as the sieges by Aceh in 1568 or in 1629.

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Modern Asian Studies , Volume 22 , Issue 3 , July 1988 , pp. 607 - 628
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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