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Carte d'Asie: dressée sur les memoires envoyéz par le Czar a l'Academie Royale des Science

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

An early 18th century map of Asia by the French cartographer Guillaume Delisle (1675–1726). Regions are indicated with coloured borders, and the southern part of Borneo is labelled ‘Côte de Mahometans [Coast of the Muslims]’.

Asia

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

This map is identical to maps by Guillaume Delisle but with Russian text. Regional borders are colour-coded, with mainland Southeast Asia also subdivided into kingdoms. The cartouche features a censer (incense burner), a bow and arrow, and a shield.

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