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[Portolan chart of the South China Sea]

event1679

location_onMalaysia, Brunei, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam

A brightly-coloured hand-drawn map of the South China Sea. The compass is at the centre of a rhumbline network, a web of lines to aid navigation. Bathymetry (sea depth), islands, anchor points, shoals and reefs are also marked.

Oost Indien: Wassende-graade paskaart, Vertoonende nevens het oostelyckste van Africa, meede de zeekusten van Asia

eventc.1678-1704

location_onBrunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

This map focuses on maritime trade, with detailed coastal areas (and blank interiors), illustrations of sailing ships, a rhumbline network—a web of lines used to aid navigation—and an elaborate cartouche illustrated with traders and their wares.

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