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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.
A New Chart of the Eastern Straits, or the Straits to the East of Java, with a part of the Banda Sea
1798
East Timor, Indonesia
A late 18th century maritime navigation map of the straits east of Java, with drawings of the elevations of the straits. The map is also marked with routes of explorers, including the return of Captain Cook’s HMS Endeavour from Australia in 1770.
Plan of the road and city of Batavia on the north coast of Java Island
1790
Indonesia
Map of the Batavia (Jakarta) Bay roadstead, a body of water sheltered from tides/currents, for ships to anchor. The web of lines is a rhumbline network, the numbers indicate sea depth (bathymetry), and there are written notes, all to aid navigation.
Plan of the road and city of Batavia on the north coast of Java Island
1790
Indonesia
Map of the Batavia (Jakarta) Bay roadstead, a body of water sheltered from tides/currents, for ships to anchor. The web of lines is a rhumbline network, the numbers indicate sea depth (bathymetry), and there are written notes, all to aid navigation.
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.
Der Hollaendisch-Ostindianischen Compagnie weltberühmte Haupt-Handels und Niederlags: Stadt Batavia
1747
Indonesia
The legend and written notes on this plan of Batavia (Jakarta) provide much detailed information about the important port city in the early 18th century. It is also beautifully decorated with paintings of the city, local people, animals and ships.
Der Hollaendisch-Ostindianischen Compagnie weltberühmte Haupt-Handels und Niederlags: Stadt Batavia
1733
Indonesia
The legend and written notes on this plan of Batavia (Jakarta) provide much detailed information about the important port city in the early 18th century. It is also beautifully decorated with paintings of the city, local people, animals and ships.
Carte nouvelle de la Mer du Sud
1730
East Timor, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Vietnam
This elaborately illustrated map of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans includes the eastern islands of Southeast Asia. The routes of five expeditions west across the Pacific are marked, including that of Ferdinand Magellan to the Philippines in 1520.
L'Asie dressée sur les observations de Mrs. de l'Academie Royale de Sciences
1730
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This map features maritime routes: between Siam and Batavia; and five routes of the explorers Juan Gaetan and Olivier du Nord (dated 1542) east of the Philippines. The cartouche has a colourful illustration of Asian people in traditional costume.
- Indonesia31
- East Timor14
- Malaysia13
- Philippines12
- Singapore12
- Vietnam11
- Brunei10
- Cambodia10
- Laos10
- Myanmar10
- Southeast Asia10
- Thailand10
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- Java26
- Sumatra18
- Batavia15
- Jakarta14
- Borneo13
- Sulawesi11
- Western New Guinea11
- Celebes10
- Malacca10
- Malay Peninsula10
- Maluku Islands10
- Sunda Islands9
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- Moll, Herman6
- Keulen, Gerard van5
- Keyser, Jacob3
- Reland, Adriaan3
- Derfelden van Hinderstein, Gijsbert Franco von2
- Abelin, Johann Philipp1
- Blaeu, Joan1
- Blaeu, Willem Janszoon1
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- Gerard van Keulen4
- John King3
- Philip Overton3
- Thomas Bowles3
- François L'Honoré & Compagnie2
- Herman Moll2
- Homann Heirs2
- Jean Cóvens et Corneille Mortier2
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