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Algemeene kaart van Nederlandsch Oostindie
c.1839-1855
East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
This map of the Dutch East Indies is spread over eight sheets, with a hand-drawn cover sheet showing the whole area. There are numerous inset maps of islands, bays, cities etc. Two of the inset maps have a replacement map pasted over them.
A New Chart of the Eastern Straits, or the Straits to the East of Java, with a part of the Banda Sea
1798
East Timor, Indonesia
A late 18th century maritime navigation map of the straits east of Java, with drawings of the elevations of the straits. The map is also marked with routes of explorers, including the return of Captain Cook’s HMS Endeavour from Australia in 1770.
Plan of the road and city of Batavia on the north coast of Java Island
1790
Indonesia
Map of the Batavia (Jakarta) Bay roadstead, a body of water sheltered from tides/currents, for ships to anchor. The web of lines is a rhumbline network, the numbers indicate sea depth (bathymetry), and there are written notes, all to aid navigation.
Plan of the road and city of Batavia on the north coast of Java Island
1790
Indonesia
Map of the Batavia (Jakarta) Bay roadstead, a body of water sheltered from tides/currents, for ships to anchor. The web of lines is a rhumbline network, the numbers indicate sea depth (bathymetry), and there are written notes, all to aid navigation.
Nova Totius Asiae Tabula
c.1750
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This elaborately illustrated map of Asia is decorated with images of angels and cherubs, various figures dressed in colourful robes, wild animals, a procession including elephants and camels, and a double hemisphere world map.
L'Asie dressée sur les observations de Mrs. de l'Academie Royale de Sciences
1730
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This map features maritime routes: between Siam and Batavia; and five routes of the explorers Juan Gaetan and Olivier du Nord (dated 1542) east of the Philippines. The cartouche has a colourful illustration of Asian people in traditional costume.
De reede en stadt Batavia, is geleegen aan de noord kust van 't eyland Groot Iava inde Oost Indische Zee
1728
Indonesia
A map of the bay of the port city of Batavia (Jakarta). To aid navigation, a rhumbline network (the web of interconnected lines), bathymetry (sea depth), and small islands, shoals and reefs are marked. An inset map shows the city in more detail.
Carte de l'ile de Java: partie occidentale, partie orientale, dressée tout nouvellement sur les mémoires les plus exacts
1726
Indonesia
The mountains and forests of early 18th century Java are beautifully illustrated here by the Dutch cartographer Henry Abraham Chatelain (1648-1743). Details include cities, fields of crops, animals and people. An inset map shows the port of Batavia.
- Java21
- Sumatra14
- Batavia13
- Jakarta12
- Borneo10
- Sulawesi8
- Celebes7
- Java Sea7
- Malacca7
- Malay Peninsula7
- Western New Guinea7
- Indian Ocean6
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- [remove]Mountain/Volcano25
- Jungle/Wooded Area15
- Wild Animals14
- Wetlands8
- Keulen, Gerard van5
- Keyser, Jacob3
- Moll, Herman3
- Reland, Adriaan3
- Derfelden van Hinderstein, Gijsbert Franco von2
- Abelin, Johann Philipp1
- Blaeu, Joan1
- Blaeu, Willem Janszoon1
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- Gerard van Keulen4
- François L'Honoré & Compagnie2
- Herman Moll2
- Jean Cóvens et Corneille Mortier2
- John King2
- Robert Sayer2
- Jan Jansson1
- John Overton1
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