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Tabula geograph in qua Europae, Africae, Asiaeq et circujacentium insularum orae maritimae accurate describuntur et ad jntelligentia navigationum Indicaru accommodantur
1614
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Singapore, Philippines
A map decorated with drawings of indigenous people, including from Southeast Asia: a Moluccan soldier with a helmet, sword and shield; a Javanese warrior with a spear and shield; a Sumatran woman holding a flower; and a Malaccan man with a sword.
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Asiæ Nova Descriptio Auctore Jodoco Hondio
c.1613-1619
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
An early 17th century map by the Flemish/Dutch cartographer Jodocus Hondius showing Asia and part of Europe and Africa. The Latin text on New Guinea translates as ‘Whether it is an island or the southern part of the continent is not yet certain’.
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Asiæ Nova Descriptio Auctore Jodoco Hondio
c.1613-1616
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
An early 17th century map by the Flemish/Dutch cartographer Jodocus Hondius showing Asia and part of Europe and Africa. The Latin text on New Guinea translates as ‘Whether it is an island or the southern part of the continent is not yet certain’.
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Insulæ Indiæ orientalis præcipuæ: in quibus Moluccæ celeberrimæ sunt
1606
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
On the right of this map, Latin text held within an elaborate border notes that five of the Maluku Islands are located nearby—Ternate, Tidore, Moti, Makian and Bacan—which trade spices including clove, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger to the world.
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Exacta & accurata delineatio cùm orarum maritimarum tùm etiam locorum terrestrium quae in regionibus China, Cauchinchina, Camboia sive Champa, Syao, Malacca, Aracan & Pegu
1596
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Unusually, north is located to the left of this map of East Asia, rather than the top. The text notes that shallows and reefs are marked, and that the map is based on the explorations of Portuguese ships. Illustrations include sea monsters and ships.
- Indonesia102
- Brunei90
- Malaysia90
- Singapore90
- Philippines88
- Thailand86
- East Timor85
- Cambodia84
- Vietnam82
- Southeast Asia78
- Laos77
- Myanmar77
- more Simple Location »
- [remove]Celebes102
- Sulawesi102
- Borneo92
- Sumatra90
- Java87
- Malay Peninsula78
- Siam65
- Pegu64
- Malacca54
- Western New Guinea52
- Iava48
- East Indies34
- more Detailed Location »
- [remove]Longitude and Latitude102
- Scale58
- Compass Rose56
- Contour Lines/Elevation17
- Rhumbline Network14
- Written Note/Details14
- Wit, Frederik de11
- Witsen, Nicolaas7
- Allard, Carel6
- Hondius, Jodocus6
- Jansson, Jan6
- Keyser, Jacob6
- Veelwaard, Daniël6
- Blaeu, Willem Janszoon5
- more Map Maker »
- Isaak Tirion13
- Peter Schenk7
- Ministerie van Marine, Afdeeling Hydrographie6
- Roeloffzen en Hübner6
- C.L. Brinkman5
- Carel Allard4
- E. van Harrevelt & D.J. Changuion4
- Jan Jansson4
- more Printer/Publisher »
- [remove]Amsterdam102
- The Hague6
- Batavia2
- Dordrecht2
- Utrecht1