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Nuove carte delle Isole di Sunda come Borneo, Sumatra e Java Grande &c.
1740
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand
Based on a Dutch map of the Sunda Islands, with the text changed to Italian. Some Dutch remains e.g. a label on Borneo: ‘Beajous Afgoden dienars bewonende het middelste gedeelte vant Eilland [Beajous idolaters inhabit the middle part of the Island]’.
Nuova carta dell' India di là del Fiume Ganges overo di Malacca, Siam, Cambodia, Chiampa, Kochinchina, Laos, Pegu, Ava &c.
1740
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Southeast Asia
Based on a map by Guillaume Delisle, this map of Southeast Asia shows mountains and settlements pictorially, with larger cities also coloured red. Regional borders are colour-coded, as are some internal borders on the Malay Peninsula.
Nuove carte delle Isole di Sunda come Borneo, Sumatra e Java Grande &c.
c.1740-1784
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand
Based on a Dutch map of the Sunda Islands, with the text changed to Italian. Some Dutch remains e.g. a label on Borneo: ‘Beajous Afgoden dienars bewonende het middelste gedeelte vant Eilland [Beajous idolaters inhabit the middle part of the Island]’.
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.
Nieuwe en zeer naaukeurige kaart van t eyland Java Major of Groot Java: verdeeld in seven byzondere bestekken
1728
Indonesia
On this beautifully illustrated and coloured map of Java, mountains, trees, fields of crops and settlements are shown pictorially. The coasts are marked with shoals, reefs, bathymetry (sea depth, in figures) and anchor points.
De landvoogdy van Amboina met de elf onderhoorige eylanden
1726
Indonesia
Although mainly a navigation map—with a rhumbline network and elevations of mountains—there are also many terrestrial details shown, such as settlements and mountains. The inset map of Hoeamohel details plantations and the cultivation of nut crops.
Kaart der Zuyd-Wester Eylanden van Banda
c.1724-1726
East Timor, Indonesia
Although this map’s title refers to the south-western islands of the Banda Islands, it actually focuses on the Lesser Sunda Islands, including Flores, Sumba and Timor. The islands feature mountains and jungle, with shoals and reefs around the coasts.
Carte de l'ile de Java: partie occidentale, partie orientale, dressée tout nouvellement sur les mémoires les plus exacts
1720
Indonesia
The mountains and forests of early 18th century Java are beautifully illustrated here by the Dutch cartographer Henry Abraham Chatelain (1648-1743). Details include cities, fields of crops, animals and people. An inset map shows the port of Batavia.
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