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Carte réduite des détroits de Malaca, Sincapour, et du Gouverneur
1755
Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia
Maps like this aided navigation through the islands, shoals and reefs of Singapore and the Malacca Strait. Three routes around Singapore are shown, numbers on the sea indicate water depth, and the profile views of mountains were used as landmarks.
Carte de l'Inde au-delà du Gange comprenant les Royaumes de Siam, de Tunquin, Pegu, Ava, Aracan &c.
c.1757
Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
The kingdoms of mid-18th century mainland Southeast Asia are shown on this map: Ava and Pegu (Myanmar), Siam (Thailand), Tonquin and Cochinchine (Vietnam), Camboie (Cambodia) and Laos. Rivers are also prominent, and mountains are shown pictorially.
Carte Réduite des Terres Australes = Gereduceerde Kaart van 't Zuid-Land
1758
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
New Guinea is shown connected to Australia (‘Nouvelle Hollande’) on this mid-18th century map. The title’s ‘Terres Australes’ means ‘southern lands’ indicating how Australia was named. The text is in French, with the title also in Dutch at the base.
Plan de l'Isle Onrust = Grondtékening van 't Eiland Onrust
1760
Indonesia
Map of the Dutch town and naval base on the island of Onrust in Batavia (Jakarta) Bay, featuring the dock at the south, and various other buildings. There are defences around the north and east coasts, and internal walls around the main buildings.
Carte des Isles de Java, Sumatra, Borneo &c. Les détroits de la Sonde, Malaca et Banca, Golfe de Siam &c.
1764
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines
This map shows the islands of Java, Sumatra and Borneo, the straits of Sunda, Malacca and Bangka, and the Gulf of Siam. The points of the compass can be seen radiating out from a central compass rose.
Karte von dem eylande Sumatra nach den tagebüchern der schiffer
1764
Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore
The title of this mid-18th century map of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula claims that it was based on the diaries of sailors. Interestingly, the title is repeated in both German and French, as are the names of some of the locations marked on the map.
Batavia assiegé en 1629 = Batavia A.o 1629 belegerd
c.1772-1780
Indonesia
This unusual map of Batavia in the late 18th century shows the port city as seen when approaching from the sea. The castle is depicted prominently as a three-dimensional drawing, with the rest of the city behind more flat like a plan.
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’).
- Indonesia31
- Malaysia22
- Thailand21
- Vietnam18
- Cambodia16
- Singapore15
- Brunei13
- Philippines13
- East Timor5
- Papua New Guinea5
- Myanmar4
- Southeast Asia4
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- Java18
- Sumatra17
- Malay Peninsula16
- Sulawesi13
- Borneo12
- Siam12
- Maluku Islands10
- Strait of Malacca10
- Sunda Strait10
- Celebes9
- Golfe de Siam9
- Gulf of Thailand9
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- [remove]Bellin, Jacques Nicolas46
- Schley, Jacobus van der24
- Prévost, Abbé13
- Du Bois, J.P.J.3
- Changuion, Daniel Jean1
- Harrevelt, Evert van1
- La Harpe, Jean-François de1
- Lodewycksz, Willem1