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Map of the Burman Empire including also Siam, Cochin-China, Ton-king and Malaya
1842
Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Brunei, Singapore
Regional borders are colour-coded on this mid-19th century map of mainland Southeast Asia, with British colonial territory in red (including part of the Burman Empire, the Straits Settlements, and Sarawak on Borneo).
Map of the Burman Empire including also Siam, Cochin-China, Ton-king and Malaya
c.1840-1852
Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Singapore, Brunei
Although this mid-19th century map covers all of mainland Southeast Asia, the Burman Empire (Myanmar) is shown in greater detail, especially its districts, rivers and place names. It was produced by the James Wyld, geographer to Queen Victoria.
Eastern islands or Malay archipelago
1836
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Thailand
Brief notes printed on this 19th century map of Southeast Asia provide details about each region, including: numbers and ethnicity of the population, local or colonial rulers, crops and products, geography (corals, forests, volcanos, earthquakes).
Carte des environs de Batavia = Kaart van de buitenstreeken van Batavia
c.1772-1780
Indonesia
This late 18th century map of Batavia (Jakarta) focusses on the network of canals and rivers surrounding the city, as well as the many fields and plantations, including rice fields (‘Champ de Ris’) and sugarcane (‘Cannes de Sucre’).
Isles de Banda = Eylanden van Banda
c.1772-1780
Indonesia
Map of the Banda Islands—which was at this time the only source of nutmeg in the world—featuring mountains, plantations, settlements and a military fort. On the island of Goenong Api (Banda Api) a volcano erupts (‘api’ means ‘fire’ in Indonesian).
A new and accurate map of the East India Islands: laid down according to the latest discoveries, and agreeable to the most approved maps & charts
1750
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This mid-18th century map of Southeast Asia includes written notes on goods produced and traded, geographical features, and wild animals found in each part of the region.
A new and accurate map of the East India Islands: laid down according to the latest discoveries, and agreeable to the most approved maps & charts
c.1744-1747
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This mid-18th century map of Southeast Asia includes written notes on goods produced and traded, geographical features, and wild animals found in each part of the region.
Particular-see-charte der Strass Sunda, nebst denen darinnen befindlichen insulen und sandbäncken
1744
Indonesia
A navigation map of part of the north coast of Java, featuring the ports of Batavia (Jakarta) and Bantam (Serang). Includes colourful paintings of a ‘menschen fressers [cannibal]’ island, Javanese people and palm trees (dates, banana, coconut).
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- Indonesia35
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- Sumatra20
- Java19
- Borneo18
- Maluku Islands14
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- East Indies7
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- [remove]Crops38
- Plantation/Forestry Area26
- Mining13
- Domesticated Animals8
- Fishing2
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- Reef24
- Bellin, Jacques Nicolas3
- Hondius, Jodocus3
- Mercator, Gerhard3
- Moll, Herman3
- Prévost, Abbé3
- Valentyn, François3
- Bertius, Petrus2
- Blaeu, Willem Janszoon2
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- Gerard onder de Linden3
- E. van Harrevelt & D.J. Changuion2
- Hendrik Hondius2
- James Wyld2
- Johannes van Braam2
- John King2
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