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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.
Particular-see-charte der Strass Sunda, nebst denen darinnen befindlichen insulen und sandbäncken
1744
Indonesia
A navigation map of part of the north coast of Java, featuring the ports of Batavia (Jakarta) and Bantam (Serang). Includes colourful paintings of a ‘menschen fressers [cannibal]’ island, Javanese people and palm trees (dates, banana, coconut).
Contrafactur des Scharmutz els der Hollander wider die Portigesen in dem Flus Batusabar
1607
Singapore
Maps can sometimes record a single event: this map depicts an October 1603 battle between the Dutch and Portuguese, as they fought for control of the trade routes through the Singapore Straits. The text panel recounts the story of the battle.
Descriptio hydrographica accommodata ad battavorum navagatione in Javam insulam Indiæ Orientalis
c.1599-1628
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This map shows the route of the first Dutch expedition to Southeast Asia in 1595-7. Led by Cornelis de Houtman, it was an attempt to enter the spice trade. The route crosses east over the Indian Ocean, circles the island of Java, and returns west.
- Java3
- Maluku Islands3
- Batavia2
- Halmahera2
- Jakarta2
- Archipelago de San Lazaro1
- Archipelago of St Lazarus1
- Bacan1
- Bachian1
- Bactjan1
- Bali1
- Baly1
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- [remove]Compass Rose7
- Scale4
- Written Note/Details4
- Longitude and Latitude2
- Rhumbline Network2
- Bry, Theodor de2
- Abelin, Johann Philipp1
- Bellin, Jacques Nicolas1
- Claesz, Cornelis1
- Gottfried, Johann Ludwig1
- Heydt, Johann Wolfgang1
- Hofer, Andreas1
- Jansson, Jan1
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