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Isles de la Sonde vers l'Orient
1683
East Timor, Indonesia, Philippines
French text on the reverse of this map of the eastern Sunda Islands describes the city of Macassar (modern Makassar) on Celebes (Sulawesi, Indonesia). Details include the city’s port, trade and crops, as well as its people and religion.
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.
Sumatra ein grosse Insel: so von den alten Geographen Taprobana genennet worden
c.1588-1628
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand
A map of Sumatra featuring villages, mountains and rivers; text describing the island; and a drawing of a man riding an elephant. The title uses the name ‘Taprobana’ for Sumatra, stating it was a name used by ‘ancient geographers [alten geographen]’.
Sumatra ein grosse Insel: so von den alten Geographen Taprobana genennet worden
c.1588-1628
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand
A map of Sumatra featuring villages, mountains and rivers; text describing the island; and a drawing of a man riding an elephant. The title uses the name ‘Taprobana’ for Sumatra, stating it was a name used by ‘ancient geographers [alten geographen]’.
- Java23
- Sumatra21
- Batavia15
- Jakarta14
- Indian Ocean8
- Java Sea8
- Malay Peninsula8
- Borneo7
- Iavaansche Zee7
- Insulae Iavae7
- Oost-Indische Zee7
- Siam7
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- Military Fort19
- Residential Area15
- Church12
- Kampong/Village12
- Cemetery/Columbarium6
- Hospital6
- Public Space4
- Missionary Building3
- Post Office3
- Communal Land/Property2
- Court of Law2
- Palace2
- Well2
- Military Barracks1
- more Settlement Features »
- Keyser, Jacob5
- Reland, Adriaan5
- Ramusio, Giovanni Battista4
- Moll, Herman3
- Chatelain, Henri Abraham2
- Keulen, Gerard van2
- Langenes, Barent2
- Münster, Sebastian2
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- Gerard van Keulen6
- François L'Honoré & Compagnie2
- Herman Moll2
- Homann Heirs2
- John King2
- A. and J. Churchill1
- Colonial Engineer's Office1
- Cornelis Claesz1
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- Amsterdam15
- London4
- Basel2
- Paris2
- Cologne1
- Dehradun1
- Edinburgh1
- Leiden1
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