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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]’.
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.
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.
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.
- Java55
- Sumatra53
- Borneo40
- Sulawesi35
- Malay Peninsula32
- Western New Guinea31
- Celebes30
- Siam23
- Iava22
- Malacca22
- Sunda Islands22
- Pegu20
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- Military Fort20
- Residential Area17
- Church14
- Kampong/Village12
- Cemetery/Columbarium6
- Hospital6
- Palace4
- Public Space4
- Military Barracks3
- Missionary Building3
- Post Office3
- Temple3
- Communal Land/Property2
- Court of Law2
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- [remove]Domesticated Animals76
- Crops38
- Plantation/Forestry Area34
- Mining17
- Fishing7
- Delisle, Guillaume8
- Allard, Carel5
- Boehm, Augustus Gottlob5
- Hase, Johann Matthias5
- Keyser, Jacob5
- Reland, Adriaan5
- Ramusio, Giovanni Battista4
- Bellin, Jacques Nicolas3
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- Homann Heirs7
- Gerard van Keulen6
- Tobias Conrad Lotter4
- Peter Schenk3
- A. and J. Churchill2
- Carel Allard2
- François L'Honoré & Compagnie2
- Gosse & Neaulme2
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- Amsterdam33
- London5
- Nuremberg5
- Augsburg4
- Paris3
- Basel2
- The Hague2
- Batavia1
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