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Carte de l'ile de Java: partie occidentale, partie orientale, dressée tout nouvellement sur les mémoires les plus exacts
1720
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.
Chart of the North Coast of Java from Samarang to Batavia
1740
Indonesia
This map uses a variety of methods to aid navigation, including a rhumbline network (a web of lines to help plot routes). The numbers on the sea surface indicate depth (bathymetry), and the drawings of mountains (elevations) were used as landmarks.
Carte d'une partie de la Cote de Cochinchine: depuis l'Isle Cham-Collao jusqu'à la Riv. du Roi
1775
Vietnam
A map to aid navigation around the Bay of Touranne (Bay of Turon, location of modern city of Da Nang, Vietnam). The web of lines is a rhumbline network, and bathymetry (sea depth), anchor points and two elevation views of the coasts are shown.
Plan de Salangor et de La Cote de Malaye: depuis la Pointe de Caran jusqu'au Mont Parcelar
1775
Malaysia
Map of the coast of Selangor on the west of the Malay Peninsula. The web of lines is a rhumbline network, the numbers indicate sea depth (bathymetry), and there are drawings of the side views of mountains (elevations), all to aid navigation.
Plan de Salangor et de La Cote de Malaye: depuis la Pointe de Caran jusqu'au Mont Parcelar
1775
Malaysia
Map of the coast of Selangor on the west of the Malay Peninsula. The web of lines is a rhumbline network, the numbers indicate sea depth (bathymetry), and there are drawings of the side views of mountains (elevations), all to aid navigation.
A chart of a part of the coast of Cochinchina: from Cham-Collao Island to the King's River
1794
Vietnam
A map to aid navigation around the Touranne Bay (Bay of Turon, location of modern city of Da Nang, Vietnam). The web of lines is a rhumbline network, and bathymetry (sea depth), anchor points and two elevation views of the coasts are shown.
A new chart of the eastern straits to China drawn from the best authorities
1800
Indonesia
Two maps of routes around the Flores and Banda seas—through the straits between the Lesser Sunda Islands and the Maluku Islands—towards China. Includes a rhumbline network—a web of lines to help plot routes—bathymetry (sea depth), shoals and reefs.
A new chart of the Straits of Malacca
1830
Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore
Map of the Strait of Malacca, with inset maps of a central part of the strait and of the Singapore Strait. Bathymetry (sea depth), shoals and reefs are marked, and there are elevations (side views of hills and mountains to use as landmarks).
Reduzirte Karte von den Philippinen und den Sulu Inseln
1832
Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
Maritime map of the Philippines, with inset maps of bays showing bathymetry (sea depth), shoals, reefs and anchor points. There is also an inset map of Taal Volcano, and elevations (side views of terrestrial landmarks like mountains and islands).
Reduzirte Karte vom Sunda- oder Borneo-Meere
1835
Malaysia, Indonesia
A navigation map of the Java Sea and Sunda Islands, with bathymetry (sea depth), maritime routes, shoals and reefs, and elevations (side views of terrestrial landmarks). Inset maps feature the bay at Batavia and the straits between the Sunda Islands.
Reduzirte Karte vom Sunda- oder Borneo-Meere
1835
Indonesia, Malaysia
A navigation map of the Java Sea and Sunda Islands, with bathymetry (sea depth), maritime routes, shoals and reefs, and elevations (side views of terrestrial landmarks). Inset maps feature the bay at Batavia and the straits between the Sunda Islands.
- Dutch East Indies15
- Borneo11
- Celebes10
- Sulawesi10
- Java9
- Batavia8
- Jakarta8
- Sumatra8
- Java Sea7
- Alas Strait5
- Bali5
- Lombok5
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- [remove]River32
- Road5
- Canal2
- Path2
- Postal Route2
- Telegraph/Telephone1
- Berghaus, Heinrich Karl Wilhelm6
- Jättnig, Wilhelm4
- Après de Mannevillette, Jean-Baptiste d'3
- Delahaye, Guillaume-Nicolas2
- Derfelden van Hinderstein, Gijsbert Franco von2
- Doorn, M.C. van2
- Le Floch de la Carrière2
- Wiemans, F.2
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- Ministerie van Marine, Afdeeling Hydrographie10
- Roeloffzen en Hübner9
- Justus Perthes6
- Chez Demonville3
- Hydrographische Bureau3
- C.A. Huskes2
- Surveyor General's Office, Brisbane2
- A.J. Jopp1
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