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Carte de l'ile de Java

eventc.1850

location_onIndonesia

Map of Java and Madura divided into administrative districts, and featuring mountains, settlements and major roads. There is an inset map of the port city of Batavia (Jakarta) and its surrounding fields and countryside.

Carte de l'ile de Java

eventc.1850

location_onIndonesia

Map of Java and Madura divided into administrative districts, and featuring mountains, settlements and major roads. There is an inset map of the port city of Batavia (Jakarta) and its surrounding fields and countryside.

La nouvelle grande carte des Indes Orientales

event1792

location_onCambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam

Map of mainland Southeast Asia divided into kingdoms. Larger settlements are marked pictorially with a red building symbol. The desert of Cochinchine (Vietnam) is labelled as being inhabited by the ‘Kemoys Peuples Barbares [Kemoys Barbarian People]’.

La nouvelle grande carte des Indes Orientales

event1792

location_onCambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam

Map of mainland Southeast Asia divided into kingdoms. Larger settlements are marked pictorially with a red building symbol. The desert of Cochinchine (Vietnam) is labelled as being inhabited by the ‘Kemoys Peuples Barbares [Kemoys Barbarian People]’.

Carte du Détroit de la Sonde, depuis la pointe de Winerou jusques à l'Isle du Nord

eventc.1790

location_onIndonesia

Navigation chart of the Sunda Strait, focusing on bays and islands, and showing bathymetry (sea depth), anchor points, shoals and reefs. Includes an inset map of the bay of the Isle de Mew (Peucang Island). The web of lines is a rhumbline network.

Carte du Détroit de la Sonde, depuis la pointe de Winerou jusques à l'Isle du Nord

eventc.1790

location_onIndonesia

Navigation chart of the Sunda Strait, focusing on bays and islands, and showing bathymetry (sea depth), anchor points, shoals and reefs. Includes an inset map of the bay of the Isle de Mew (Peucang Island). The web of lines is a rhumbline network.

Laphao

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location_onEast Timor, Indonesia

A page from Abbé Prévost’s ‘Histoire Générale des Voyages’. The top map shows the Bay of Laphao on Timor, while the other drawings are side views (or ‘elevations’) of mountains on the region’s islands to use as landmarks when navigating.

I. Timor

event1780

location_onIndonesia

The many navigation aids marked on this map, including bathymetry (sea depth), anchor points, shoals, and elevations of hills, were designed to guide ships around this part of the west coast of Timor. The Dutch fort Concordia is also marked.

Carte d'une partie de la Cote de Cochinchine: depuis l'Isle Cham-Collao jusqu'à la Riv. du Roi

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location_onVietnam

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 L'Isle Condor

event1775

location_onVietnam

There is a port at the south of this map of the Côn Đảo archipelago (Vietnam), and notes giving details such as a suitable location to careen ships (turning a ship on its side for cleaning or repair). A ruined English fort is also marked.

Carte réduite du Golfe de Bengale, depuis l'isle de Ceylan jusqu'au Golfe de Siam, avec la partie septentrionale du détroit de Malac

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location_onMyanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia

Map of the Bay of Bengal, with the western coast of mainland Southeast Asia. Shoals, reefs and islands are marked. The web of lines is a rhumbline network, while the numbers indicate sea depth (bathymetry), both used to aid navigation.

Carte Plate du Golfe de Siam: avec une partie des Côtes de Malaye et de Camboje, depuis l'Isle Timon, jusqu'à celle Condor

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location_onCambodia, Malaysia, Thailand

Map of the Gulf of Siam (Gulf of Thailand) with shoals and small islands marked. The web of lines is a rhumbline network, while the numbers indicate sea depth (bathymetry), both used to aid navigation. There is an inset map of the Redang Archipelago.

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