location_onCambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
A colourful 17th century map of Asia, with French text on the reverse describing the people and geography of the region.
[Sumatra]
event1581
location_onIndonesia
This early map of Sumatra—referred to in the accompanying French text as ‘Isle de la Taprobane’—is covered with illustrations of people working on the land, and with elephants and camels. Villages, mountains, rivers and wild animals are also shown.
