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Insulae Iavae Pars Occidentalis / Insulae Iavae Pars Orientalis
c.1720
Indonesia
A map of Java with mountains, jungles, animals and crops. Bathymetry (sea depth) is marked, including on an inset map of Batavia harbour. Illustrations include Batavia Castle, and a lion—representing Belgium—receiving tribute and enslaving locals.
Insulae Iavae pars Occidentalis
c.1710-1719
Indonesia
A map of Java with mountains, jungles, animals and crops. Bathymetry (sea depth) is marked, including on an inset map of Batavia harbour. Illustrations include Batavia Castle, and a lion—representing Belgium—receiving tribute and enslaving locals.
India quae Orientalis dicitur, et insvlae adiacentes
1664
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
French text on the reverse of this map describes the religion, languages, crops, trade etc. of Aracam and Pegu (Myanmar), Siam (Thailand), Cambaja (Cambodia). The map is dedicated to the Dutch merchant Christophoro Thisio.
India quae Orientalis dicitur, et insvlae adiacentes
1664
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Thailand
A map of Asia decorated with colourful illustrations including two men in ‘eastern’ clothing, the Greek goddess Athena with a coat of arms and a knight in armour, and cherubs playing with cartography tools: a globe, compass, and pair of callipers.
India quae Orientalis dicitur, et insvlae adiacentes
c.1645-1658
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
German text on the reverse of this map describes the populations, crops, trade etc. of Sumatra, Borneo, Philippines, and Banda Islands. There are drawings of sailing ships, and the map is dedicated to the Dutch merchant Christophoro Thisio.
Indiae Orientalis nova descriptio
c.1633-1636
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
The outline of the island of New Guinea is very vague on this early 17th century map of Southeast Asia. The cartouche is decorated with two figures of Asian warriors: one holds a spear, the other a sword. There are also drawings of mermaids.
Insulæ Indiæ orientalis
1630
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
The southern coast of Java ('Iava Maior') on this map is represented by a dotted line, indicating that the exact coastline was unknown at this time. French text on the reverse describes the geography, crops, animals etc. of the Maluku Islands.
- [remove]Java29
- Sumatra25
- Borneo18
- Sulawesi14
- Celebes13
- East Indies13
- Iava Maior13
- Malay Peninsula13
- Nova Guinea13
- Malacca12
- Maluku Islands12
- Western New Guinea12
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- [remove]Crops29
- Plantation/Forestry Area15
- Domesticated Animals10
- Mining9
- Fishing1
- Ortelius, Abraham7
- Keyser, Jacob5
- Reland, Adriaan5
- Blaeu, Willem Janszoon3
- Jansson, Jan3
- Mercator, Gerhard3
- Ptolemy3
- Fries, Lorenz2
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- Gerard van Keulen6
- Gaspard Trechsel2
- Gielis Coppens van Diest2
- Hendrik Hondius2
- Cornelis Claesz1
- Ioannes Ianßonius1
- Johannes Cloppenburgh1
- Melchior Trechsel1
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