![](https://historicalmaps.yale-nus.edu.sg/rails/active_storage/representations/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBZ3NDIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--2476e6fe3f442ab6e07b1e453958d63eb7734083/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCam9MY21WemFYcGxTU0lNTkRBd2VETXdNQVk2QmtWVSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--8e68de2000a6e968bae6c9034cc043e081a6a0fb/nlb-B26056107E.jpeg)
India orientalis
1658
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Vietnam
This mid-17th century map features three long rivers flowing south through mainland Southeast Asia. Their source is a lake named ‘Chiamai Lacus’, which was one of a number of mythical lakes once thought to exist in southern China.