The first written accounts of Banda are in Suma Oriental, a book written by the Portuguese apothecary Tomé Pires who was based in Malacca from 1512 to 1515 but visited Banda several times.
As primeiras fontes escritas de Banda son da Suma Oriental un libro escrito por un boticario portugues Tomei Pires establecido en Malaca entre 1512 e 1515, pero que visitou varias veces Banda.