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Nieuwe en Naukeurige Kaart der Oost-Indische Eilanden
1774
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Some regions on this map of Southeast have a descriptive label: New Guinea is described as unknown to Europeans; Borneo was abandoned by Europeans due to the ‘unmanageability’ of the inhabitants; the Philippines were discovered by Spain in 1565.
Nieuwe en Naukeurige Kaart der Oost-Indische Eilanden
1774
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Some regions on this map of Southeast have a descriptive label: New Guinea is described as unknown to Europeans; Borneo was abandoned by Europeans due to the ‘unmanageability’ of the inhabitants; the Philippines were discovered by Spain in 1565.
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).
Nieuwe en naukeurige kaart der Oost-Indische Eilanden
c.1770
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Some regions on this map of Southeast have a descriptive label: Sumatra is described as having mines of gold, silver, iron, and sulphur; and elephants, tigers, rhinoceroses, dragons and crocodiles. Gilolo has rice, sago and turtles. Ambon has nutmeg.
Nieuwe en naukeurige kaart der Oost-Indische Eilanden
c.1770
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Some regions on this map of Southeast have a descriptive label: Sumatra is described as having mines of gold, silver, iron, and sulphur; and elephants, tigers, rhinoceroses, dragons and crocodiles. Gilolo has rice, sago and turtles. Ambon has nutmeg.
Nieuwe en zeer naaukeurige kaart van t eyland Java Major of Groot Java: verdeeld in seven byzondere bestekken
1728
Indonesia
On this beautifully illustrated and coloured map of Java, mountains, trees, fields of crops and settlements are shown pictorially. The coasts are marked with shoals, reefs, bathymetry (sea depth, in figures) and anchor points.
Carte de l'ile de Java: partie occidentale, partie orientale, dressée tout nouvellement sur les mémoires les plus exacts
1726
Indonesia
The mountains and forests of early 18th century Java are beautifully illustrated here by the Dutch cartographer Henry Abraham Chatelain (1648-1743). Details include cities, fields of crops, animals and people. An inset map shows the port of Batavia.
- Java26
- Sumatra17
- Batavia15
- Jakarta14
- Dutch East Indies13
- Maluku Islands11
- Java Sea9
- Sunda Islands9
- Sunda Strait8
- Celebes7
- Iavaansche Zee7
- Indian Ocean7
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- [remove]Military Fort36
- Church15
- Cemetery/Columbarium13
- Residential Area13
- Kampong/Village12
- Public Space8
- Hospital7
- Post Office7
- Mosque6
- Well6
- Military Barracks4
- Temple4
- Communal Land/Property2
- Jail/Prison1
- more Settlement Features »
- Crops36
- [remove]Plantation/Forestry Area36
- Domesticated Animals11
- Mining9
- Fishing1
- [remove]Jungle/Wooded Area36
- Mountain/Volcano35
- Wetlands18
- Wild Animals15
- Keyser, Jacob5
- Reland, Adriaan5
- Bachiene, Willem Albert4
- Bowen, Emanuel4
- Valentyn, François3
- Baarsel, Cornelis van2
- Baarsel, W.C. van2
- Bellin, Jacques Nicolas2
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- Gerard van Keulen6
- Topographische Bureau4
- Topographische Inrichting4
- Gerard onder de Linden3
- François L'Honoré & Compagnie2
- Gebroeders van Cleef2
- Johannes van Braam2
- E. van Harrevelt & D.J. Changuion1
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