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This early 17th century map of the island of Bali shows palaces, settlements and possibly some temples. Ships can be seen at anchor around the coast. The map is from a Latin language book which includes text describing Bali.

Tabula geograph in qua Europae, Africae, Asiaeq et circujacentium insularum orae maritimae accurate describuntur et ad jntelligentia navigationum Indicaru accommodantur

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A map decorated with drawings of indigenous people, including from Southeast Asia: a Moluccan soldier with a helmet, sword and shield; a Javanese warrior with a spear and shield; a Sumatran woman holding a flower; and a Malaccan man with a sword.

[Town of Madura with four ships of Houtman's fleet]

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Two pages from ‘Rerum et urbis Amstelodamensium historia’ by Johannes Pontanus, featuring a drawing of the attack on Madura by the ships of the Dutch merchant seaman Cornelis de Houtman, in revenge for an unrelated pirate attack.

[View of the Bay of Bantam with Houtman's ships]

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Two pages from ‘Rerum et urbis Amstelodamensium historia’ by Johannes Pontanus, featuring a drawing of the Dutch merchant seaman Cornelis de Houtman’s ships anchored in the Bay of Bantam (Banten, Java) during the first Dutch expedition to the region.

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