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Moluccas
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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n archipelago of mountainous islands, mostly volcanic, between Celebes and New Guinea, is in two main groups; in the N. the largest island is Jilolo, but the most important Tidor and Ternate, which export spices, tortoise-shell, and bees-wax; in the S. Buru and Ceram are largest, most important, Amboyna, from which come cloves; the people are civilised Malays; the islands are equatorial, but tempered by sea-breezes, and healthy; discovered by the Portuguese in 1521, they have been in Dutch possession since 1607, except when held by Britain 1810-1814.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Moluccas'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/m/moluccas.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Moluccas'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/m/moluccas.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
