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Le Indie Orientali e il loro arcipelago

event1799

location_onVietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Laos, Indonesia, East Timor, Cambodia, Brunei

A late 18th century map of Asia featuring rivers, mountains, reefs and shoals. Regions are colour-coded, with the borders of the kingdoms of mainland Southeast Asia in green, and the islands of maritime Southeast Asia in yellow and red.

Le Indie Orientali e il loro arcipelago

event1795

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

A late 18th century map of Asia featuring rivers, mountains, reefs and shoals. Regions are colour-coded, with the borders of the kingdoms of mainland Southeast Asia in green, and the islands of maritime Southeast Asia in yellow and red.

Indie Orientali di qua e di la dal Gange col loro arcipelago

eventc.1775-1785

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

From Antonio Zatta's atlas ‘Atlante Novissimo’, this late 18th century map of Asia features a decorative cartouche consisting of drawings of Asian plants, a ceramic pot emitting smoke, two archery quivers, and pearls in shells.

Le Molucche

event1692

location_onIndonesia

Map of a small island chain off the west coast of Gilolo (modern Halmahera in the Maluku Islands, Indonesia). Italian text describes the larger islands (Ternate and Tidore) and the Philippines. From Vicenzo Coronelli's ‘Corso Geografico Universale’.

Isole dell'Indie divise in Filippine, Molucche e della Sonda

eventc.1691-1696

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

Dotted lines and colours divide maritime Southeast Asia into three regions on this map: the Philippine archipelago, Maluku Islands and Sunda Islands. The cartouche features cherub mermaids carrying a banner and shield.

Isole dell'Indie divise in Filippine, Molucche e della Sonda

event1680

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

Dotted lines and colours divide maritime Southeast Asia into three regions on this map: the Philippine archipelago, Maluku Islands and Sunda Islands. The cartouche features cherub mermaids, and a map of mainland Southeast Asia is on the reverse.

Isole Molvcche

event1605

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

This map shows some inaccuracies, especially in the shape of the Malay Peninsula and the islands meant to represent Sumatra (labelled ‘Camatra’), Java (‘Iava Mazor’) and Borneo (‘Iava Menor’). Latin text describes the Maluku Islands.

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