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Indiae Orientalis insularumque adiacientium typus
c.1596-1640
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Rivers and major settlements are the main feature of this colourful early map of Asia. Italian text gives further details about the region.
Descriptio Malaccae
c.1600-1699
Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia
Latin text on the reverse of this map describes Malacca, including crops and products (rice, pepper, spices, pearls), precious metals (gold, silver and tin), and animals (sheep, elephant), showing the city’s importance to European trade at the time.
India orientalis
1630
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
As was common in this era, this map mistakenly shows the bottom of Peninsula Malaya as a separate island. The map also features illustrations of ships and a sea monster. Latin text on the reverse describes the people, crops, geography of the region.
Insulæ Indiæ orientalis
1630
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
The southern coast of Java ('Iava Maior') on this map is represented by a dotted line, indicating that the exact coastline was unknown at this time. French text on the reverse describes the geography, crops, animals etc. of the Maluku Islands.
Indiae Orientalis nova descriptio
c.1633-1636
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
The outline of the island of New Guinea is very vague on this early 17th century map of Southeast Asia. The cartouche is decorated with two figures of Asian warriors: one holds a spear, the other a sword. There are also drawings of mermaids.
India orientalis
1636
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
As was common in this era, this map mistakenly shows the bottom of Peninsula Malaya as a separate island. The map also features illustrations of ships and a sea monster. Text on the reverse describes the people, crops, geography of the region.
Carta particolare dell' Isole Celebes è Giliolo parte Austrle. è di Buttō, Batuliar, Timor, Seram, Banda, è Amboina è aItre Isolete
1646
Indonesia, East Timor
This mid-17th century Italian map shows the eastern islands of maritime Southeast Asia. Text on the map refers to winds (‘Venti’), currents (‘Corrente’) and air temperature (‘L'Aria è Calda e Humida [The air is hot and humid]’).
Kaart van de Nederlandsche bezittingen in Oost-Indië
1840
Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore
This map shows the Dutch colonial possessions in the East Indies in the mid-19th century. The text provides great detail about the people, religion, crops, animals, geography and administration of the Dutch East Indies.
Carte générale des possessions néerlandaises aux Indes orientales
1846
Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore
Map of the Asian colonial possessions of the Netherlands (Dutch East Indies), with an inset of the heights of some of the region’s mountains. A note describes the average temperature, barometer reading and magnetic declination in Batavia at the time.
Carte générale des possessions néerlandaises aux Indes orientales
1846
Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore
Map of the Asian colonial possessions of the Netherlands (Dutch East Indies), with an inset of the heights of some of the region’s mountains. A note describes the average temperature, barometer reading and magnetic declination in Batavia at the time.
- Indonesia23
- Malaysia19
- Philippines19
- Brunei18
- East Timor18
- Singapore17
- Vietnam12
- Cambodia10
- Southeast Asia10
- Thailand10
- Laos9
- Myanmar9
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- Borneo19
- Sumatra18
- Java15
- Western New Guinea14
- East Indies13
- Sulawesi13
- Celebes12
- Malay Peninsula10
- South China Sea10
- Dutch East Indies9
- Maluku Islands8
- Celebes Sea7
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- [remove]Temperature Data23
- Wind Data7
- Rainfall Data4
- Berghaus, Heinrich Karl Wilhelm5
- Johnston, Keith (A.K.)5
- Johnston, William5
- Melvill van Carnbee, Pieter5
- Hondius, Jodocus3
- Mercator, Gerhard2
- Mieling, Carl Wilhelm2
- Petermann, August Heinrich2
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