Lexic.us

Definition of Spice islands

1. Noun. A group of island in eastern Indonesia between Celebes and New Guinea; settled by the Portuguese but taken by the Dutch who made them the center for a spice monopoly, at which time they were known as Spice Islands.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spice Islands

Literary usage of Spice islands

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of Central America by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1886)
"... intended voyage in search of the spice islands. In accordance with the emperor's instructions, he sent parties to explore the seaboard for that purpose. ..."

2. History of Central America by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1886)
"... intended voyage in search of the spice islands. In accordance with the emperor's instructions, he sent parties to explore the seaboard for that purpose. ..."

3. A New System of Geography, Ancient and Modern: For the Use of Schools by Jedidiah Morse, Sidney Edwards Morse (1824)
"spice islands. The spice islands lie east of the Celebes. ... The rich produce of the spice islands has given rise to much contention among the principal ..."

4. The History of Modern Europe: With an Account of the Decline & Fall of the by William Russell, Charles Coote (1822)
"... for which the feeble administration of James I. obtained no reparation, the English were obliged to abandon the spice islands to the rapacity of the ..."

5. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803: Explorations by Early Navigators by Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson, Edward Gaylord Bourne (1906)
"The free Merchants arc not suffered to Trade to the Spice-Islands, ... The Seamen that go to the Spice-Islands are obliged to bring no Spice from thence for ..."

6. Geography: Or, A Description of the World, in Three Parts : Part I by Daniel Adams (1830)
"THE MOLUCCAS ; OR, spice islands. ... Honda and Amboyna, now in possession of the Dutch, are the most 'distinguished of the spice islands. ..."

7. Essays on the Progress of Nations in Civilization, Productive Industry by Ezra Champion Seaman (1868)
"The Moluccas, or spice islands. The Moluccas are a group of islands lying between Celebes, New Guinea and Australia. They are estimated at several hundred ..."

8. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803: Explorations by Early Navigators by Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson, Edward Gaylord Bourne (1906)
"The free Merchants arc not suffered to Trade to the Spice-Islands, ... The Seamen that go to the Spice-Islands are obliged to bring no Spice from thence for ..."

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