Abstract
The Timor Straits have borne vessels trafficking in the colorful and historic ventures of many periods in human navigation. Anciently, sandalwood from the island of Timor found its way, in all probability, to markets in China. The same product later attracted Arab, and Makasarese, Portuguese and Dutch traders and fleets. Local traditions allude to the navies of the ancient Javanese empire of Madjapahit or the political influence of the spice kingdom of Ternate. Magellan's Victoria sailed through the Timor Straits on its journey around the globe, as did many subsequent expeditions of discovery, exploration, commerce or conquest. It was a recognized hunting-ground on the schedules of nineteenth-century British and American whaling voyages, and modern commerce still uses it as a sea lane to Australia and the Western Pacific.
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