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Insulae Iavae Pars Occidentalis / Insulae Iavae Pars Orientalis
c.1720
Indonesia
A map of Java with mountains, jungles, animals and crops. Bathymetry (sea depth) is marked, including on an inset map of Batavia harbour. Illustrations include Batavia Castle, and a lion—representing Belgium—receiving tribute and enslaving locals.
Insulae Iavae pars Occidentalis
c.1710-1719
Indonesia
A map of Java with mountains, jungles, animals and crops. Bathymetry (sea depth) is marked, including on an inset map of Batavia harbour. Illustrations include Batavia Castle, and a lion—representing Belgium—receiving tribute and enslaving locals.
India quae Orientalis dicitur, et insvlae adiacentes
c.1645-1658
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
German text on the reverse of this map describes the populations, crops, trade etc. of Sumatra, Borneo, Philippines, and Banda Islands. There are drawings of sailing ships, and the map is dedicated to the Dutch merchant Christophoro Thisio.
Svmatra cum circumiacentibus insulis
1601
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
A colourful early 17th century map of Sumatra, Java and the Malay Peninsula, with North located to the left, and major settlements marked. Latin text on the reverse describes the peoples, religions, languages, agriculture, mining etc. of the region.
Descriptio Malaccae
c.1600-1699
Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia
Latin text on the reverse of this map describes Malacca, including crops and products (rice, pepper, spices, pearls), precious metals (gold, silver and tin), and animals (sheep, elephant), showing the city’s importance to European trade at the time.
India orien
1600
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Early 17th century map of Asia, with annotations in Latin naming the major countries, islands and cities. Maritime Southeast Asia is shown as an archipelago of many small islands. French text on the reverse describes crops and animals of the region.
- Java10
- Sumatra9
- Batavia7
- Iavaansche Zee7
- Indian Ocean7
- Insulae Iavae7
- Java Sea7
- Oost-Indische Zee7
- Jakarta6
- Eylanden van Sunda5
- Straat van Sunda of Fretum Sundae5
- Sunda Islands5
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- Keyser, Jacob5
- Reland, Adriaan5
- Keulen, Gerard van2
- Langenes, Barent2
- Bertius, Petrus1
- Blaeu, Willem Janszoon1
- Hondius, Hendrik1
- Jansson, Jan1
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