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Asia antiqua et nova
c.1624-1700
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This 17th century map of Asia features a colourful painting of an Asian man wearing bright red robes and a feathered headdress. A parrot perches on his chair, while a large cat-like creature crouches menacingly by his side.
D' Indiaanze landschappen, zeen en eylanden, van Couchin af, tot in de Moluccos, en na by gelegen eylanden
1707
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Singapore
The title cartouche of this early 18th century map of Southeast Asia is decorated with two drawings of battles. On the left, a sea battle with smoke rising from the ships’ cannons. On the right, an army attacks a walled city which is on fire.
'T koninkryk Sunda met dat van Iava by d'Inwoonderen voor een Eiland
1707
Indonesia
Java is shown as two separate islands on this map, with the western island named Sunda. The southern coast is labelled as ‘unknown’. A colourful cartouche is decorated with a painting of indigenous Javanese people meeting and trading with Europeans.
L'Asie, selon les nouvelles observations de Messrs. de l'Academie des Sciences
1713
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This early 18th century map of Asia features a drawing of a woman burning offerings on an altar, while two children carry cornucopias, and a camel looks on. The Roman god Mercury descends from the sky in the background wearing his winged helmet.
L'Asie, selon les nouvelles observations de Messrs. de l'Academie des Sciences
1713
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This early 18th century map of Asia features a drawing of a woman burning offerings on an altar, while two children carry cornucopias, and a camel looks on. The Roman god Mercury descends from the sky in the background wearing his winged helmet.
L'Inde de la Le Gange
1713
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
This map of mainland Southeast Asia features a label describing the local population of the mountains of Cochinchine (Vietnam) as ‘les Kemoi Sauvages [the Kemoi savages]’. The cartouche features a drawing of Asia with people, fields and palm trees.
De Moluccos en andere Speceri-Eilanden in d'Oost-Indien
1714
Indonesia
Map of the ‘Spice Islands’ of maritime Southeast Asia, including the Maluku Islands. It is decorated with a drawing of an Asian man holding a large bird and a spear, and surrounded by baskets and boxes of goods of the spice trade.
Les Îles Moluques, tres exactement representées selon les plus nouvelles Observations des meilleurs Geographes
c.1714-1729
Indonesia
A map of a small island chain off the west coast of the island of Gilola (modern Halmahera in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia). The military forts on the islands were used by the European colonial powers during conflicts over the area’s spice trade.
Esquisse de l'ile de Java: divisée en Residences avec indication des chefs-lieux
1833
Indonesia
Map of Java divided into Dutch administrative areas (‘residencies’), and the Empire of Soerakarta and Kingdom of Djokjakarta, which were under indigenous rule (a note records the territories these indigenous areas lost in the Java War (1825–1830)).
Nederland en deszelfs koloniën
1844
Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
Map of the East Indies, with the borders of Dutch colonial territory marked in brown. The Malay Peninsula (‘Malakka’) has green borders, indicating it is a British possession. Four inset maps show other Dutch territories outside Southeast Asia.
Nederland en deszelfs koloniën
1844
Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
Map of the East Indies, with the borders of Dutch colonial territory marked in brown. The Malay Peninsula (‘Malakka’) has green borders, indicating it is a British possession. Four inset maps show other Dutch territories outside Southeast Asia.
- Sumatra16
- Borneo13
- Celebes13
- Java13
- Sulawesi13
- Dutch East Indies12
- Maluku Islands10
- Malay Peninsula9
- Western New Guinea7
- Java Sea6
- Malakka6
- Siam5
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- Scale13
- Contour Lines/Elevation11
- Compass Rose6
- Written Note/Details4
- Heyse, D.2
- Melvill van Carnbee, Pieter2
- Barros, João de1
- Bertius, Petrus1
- Buij, A.1
- Clüver, Philipp1
- Cunha, Nuno da1
- Galvão, António1
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- Pieter van der Aa7
- P.J. Mulder5
- E.J. Brill4
- P.W.M. Trap3
- A. van der Gant2
- H.M. Couvée2
- T. Hooiberg2
- Bayly et Huart1
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