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Carte particuliere des isles Moluques
1750
Indonesia
A map of a small island chain off the west coast of the island of Gilolo (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.
Carte des environs de Batavia = Kaart van de buitenstreeken van Batavia
c.1772-1780
Indonesia
This late 18th century map of Batavia (Jakarta) focusses on the network of canals and rivers surrounding the city, as well as the many fields and plantations, including rice fields (‘Champ de Ris’) and sugarcane (‘Cannes de Sucre’).
Isles de Banda = Eylanden van Banda
c.1772-1780
Indonesia
Map of the Banda Islands—which was at this time the only source of nutmeg in the world—featuring mountains, plantations, settlements and a military fort. On the island of Goenong Api (Banda Api) a volcano erupts (‘api’ means ‘fire’ in Indonesian).
- Maluku Islands4
- Ayutthaya2
- Banda Api2
- Banda Besar2
- Banda Islands2
- Banda Neira2
- Chao Phraya River2
- Golfe de Siam2
- Gulf of Thailand2
- Menam Riviere2
- Siam2
- Ville de Siam2
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- [remove]Military Fort7
- Residential Area4
- Kampong/Village3
- Public Space3
- Palace2
- [remove]Shoal7
- Reef3
- [remove]Bellin, Jacques Nicolas7
- Prévost, Abbé4
- Schley, Jacobus van der4
- Du Bois, J.P.J.1