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Arracan: chart of the entrance to the river
1858
Myanmar
This navigation map of the mouth of the Kaladan River on the west coast of Arracan (modern Myanmar) features drawings of coastal features (elevations), bathymetry (sea depth), shoals and reefs, landmarks, and notes on how to enter the river safely.
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.
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.
A new and accurate map of the East India Islands: laid down according to the latest discoveries, and agreeable to the most approved maps & charts
1750
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Singapore, Philippines
This mid-18th century map of Southeast Asia includes written notes on goods produced and traded, geographical features, and wild animals found in each part of the region. The cartouche features a drawing of Asia with people, fields and palm trees.
A new and accurate map of the East India Islands: laid down according to the latest discoveries, and agreeable to the most approved maps & charts
1750
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This mid-18th century map of Southeast Asia includes written notes on goods produced and traded, geographical features, and wild animals found in each part of the region.
Mapa de las Yslas Philipinas
1744
Indonesia, Philippines
First published in 1734, and commonly known as the ‘Velarde map’, this map by the Spanish cartographer Pedro Murillo Velarde is regarded as the first important map of the Philippines. This is a later version, lacking 12 drawings on the map's sides.
A new and accurate map of the East India Islands: laid down according to the latest discoveries, and agreeable to the most approved maps & charts
c.1744-1747
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This mid-18th century map of Southeast Asia includes written notes on goods produced and traded, geographical features, and wild animals found in each part of the region.
A new and accurate map of the Empire of the Great Mogul, together with India on both sides of the Ganges, and the adjacent countries
c.1740
Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Notes on this map describe European colonial territories and trade with Asia, though this is concentrated around India, and mostly has not yet reached further east to ‘India extra Gangem [India beyond the Ganges]’ as Southeast Asia is labelled.
Asia: corrected from the observations communicated to the Royal Society at London and the Royal Academy at Paris
1725
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
An early 18th century map of Asia by the English cartographer John Senex, featuring labels noting details of the inhabitants of some areas e.g. on Borneo: ‘The Middle of this Isle is Inhabited by a People call’d Beaujous Idolaters’.
- Indonesia36
- Malaysia29
- Singapore28
- East Timor25
- Cambodia24
- Laos24
- Myanmar24
- Philippines24
- Thailand24
- Vietnam24
- Brunei23
- Southeast Asia23
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- Sumatra32
- Java31
- Borneo30
- Malay Peninsula24
- Sulawesi23
- Celebes22
- Malacca22
- Western New Guinea19
- Siam18
- Maluku Islands13
- Halmahera12
- Insulae Philippinae12
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- [remove]Reef37
- Shoal37
- Linschoten, Jan Huygen van7
- Moll, Herman5
- Bowen, Emanuel4
- Bry, Theodor de3
- Keyser, Jacob3
- Langren, Hendrik Floris van3
- Reland, Adriaan3
- Beckit, Robert2
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- Gerard van Keulen4
- Philip Overton3
- Thomas Bowles3
- Hendrik Hondius2
- John King2
- A. Guyot1
- Alexis Hubert Jaillot1
- Algar & Street1
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