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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’.
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’.
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.
Descriptio hydrographica accommodata ad battavorum navagatione in Javam insulam Indiæ Orientalis
1601
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.
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.
Exacta & accurata delineatio cum orarum maritimarum tum etiam locorum terrestrium quae in regionibus China, Cauchinchina, Camboia sive Champa, Syao, Malacca, Aracan & Pegu
1598
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.
Insvlae Molvccae
1598
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
A map featuring drawings of plants used to make spices in the Moluccas or Spice Islands: Nux Myristica (nutmeg), Cariophilorum arbor (cloves), Santalum flavum (yellow sandalwood), Santalum rubrum (red sandalwood), Santalum album (Indian sandalwood).
Indiae Orientalis insularumque adiacientium typus
1598
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
A white banner at the right features text that notes that the ‘Insule Molucce’ (Maluku Islands) are famous for their abundance of spices, which are sold across the world. There are also Illustrations of mermaids and sea monsters wrecking a ship.
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.
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.
- Indonesia103
- East Timor91
- Philippines90
- Malaysia89
- Singapore88
- Brunei87
- Cambodia79
- Thailand79
- Vietnam79
- Southeast Asia78
- Laos77
- Myanmar77
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- [remove]Celebes103
- Sulawesi103
- Borneo93
- Sumatra90
- Java89
- Malay Peninsula69
- Western New Guinea59
- Maluku Islands54
- Siam49
- Malacca37
- Pegu36
- South China Sea33
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- Military Fort15
- Kampong/Village8
- Cemetery/Columbarium6
- Church5
- Hospital5
- Residential Area5
- Public Space4
- Missionary Building3
- Communal Land/Property2
- Court of Law2
- Jail/Prison2
- Palace2
- Post Office2
- Temple2
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- [remove]Written Note/Details103
- Longitude and Latitude102
- Scale68
- Compass Rose39
- Contour Lines/Elevation26
- Rhumbline Network15
- Johnston, Keith (A.K.)13
- Johnston, William13
- Berghaus, Heinrich Karl Wilhelm11
- Bowen, Emanuel7
- Homann, Johann Baptist7
- Linschoten, Jan Huygen van7
- Melvill van Carnbee, Pieter7
- Mercator, Gerhard5
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- William Blackwood & Sons12
- Topographische Inrichting5
- Tobias Conrad Lotter4
- Carl Wilhelm Mieling3
- Hendrik Hondius3
- John Arrowsmith3
- Philip Overton3
- Thomas Bowles3
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- London28
- Amsterdam14
- Edinburgh13
- The Hague10
- Nuremberg6
- Paris6
- Augsburg4
- Batavia3
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