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A map of the continent of the East Indies &c.: Containing the territories, settlements, and fatories of the Europeans. Explaining what belongs to England, France, Holland, Denmark, Portugal &c.

eventc.1732

location_onBrunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

The title of this early 18th century map of Asia by the London-based cartographer Herman Moll (1654?–1732) refers to European colonial territories. These can be seen around the coast of India, but mostly had not yet reached further east.

A map of the continent of the East Indies &c.: Containing the territories, settlements, and fatories of the Europeans. Explaining what belongs to England, France, Holland, Denmark, Portugal &c.

eventc.1732

location_onBrunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

The title of this early 18th century map of Asia by the London-based cartographer Herman Moll (1654?–1732) refers to European colonial territories. These can be seen around the coast of India, but mostly had not yet reached further east.

To the Right Honourable William, Lord Cowper, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, this map of Asia

eventc.1715

location_onVietnam, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Indonesia, East Timor, Cambodia, Brunei

The arrows on this map show the direction of the seasonal monsoons: each arrow has a label, indicating the month. The northeast coast of Borneo is labelled ‘A Desart [desert/deserted?] Coast’, while the south is labelled ‘Pepper Country’.

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