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East Indies
c.1800-1899
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Longitude is indicated in two different ways on this mid-18th century map: along the top border, it is shown in degrees (number of degrees east of London); more unusually, along the bottom border, it is shown in time (number of hours east of London).
The East India Islands: comprehending the Isles of Sunda, the Moluccas and the Philippine Islands
1789
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Labels on this late 18th century map of Southeast Asia describe two indigenous populations—the ‘Kemoy’ of the mountains along the border of Cochin China (Vietnam) and Camboja (Cambodia), and the ‘Biayos’ of central Borneo—as ‘a wild Nation’.
Present Asia
1783
Vietnam, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Indonesia, East Timor, Cambodia, Brunei
Coloured borders divide this late 18th century map of Asia into empires, kingdoms and regions. Five major rivers that flow south through mainland Southeast Asia are named: Aua, Pegu, Tenasserim, Menan and Camboya.
Carte hydro-geo-graphique des Indes orientales, en deca̧ et au dela du Gange avec leur archipel
1771
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
The arrows on this map show the direction of the seasonal monsoons of Southeast Asia during the late 18th century. Each arrow has a label in French, indicating the month. The hatched sea areas are where the winds always blow in the same direction.
East Indies
1769
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Longitude is indicated in two different ways on this mid-18th century map: along the top border, it is shown in degrees (number of degrees east of London); more unusually, along the bottom border, it is shown in time (number of hours east of London).
2e. carte de l'Asie
1755
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Mid-18th century French-language map of Asia, with Southeast Asia divided into four regions: the mainland in yellow, the Philippines in green, the Sunda Islands in red, and the Maluku Islands in yellow.
2e. carte de l'Asie
1755
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Mid-18th century French-language map of Asia, with Southeast Asia divided into four regions: the mainland in yellow, the Philippines in green, the Sunda Islands in red, and the Maluku Islands in yellow.
Asia Concinnata Secundum Observationes Academiæ Regalis Scientiarum et nonnullas alias, et juxta annotationes recentissimas
c.1750
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This mid-18th century map of Asia features a note stating that there are new features on this map not seen on previous maps, and that this is not a mistake. The cartouche features a column of Asian people riding on horses and camels.
Asia Concinnata Secundum Observationes Academiæ Regalis Scientiarum et nonnullas alias, et juxta annotationes recentissimas
c.1750
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This mid-18th century map of Asia features a note stating that there are new features on this map not seen on previous maps, and that this is not a mistake. The cartouche features a column of Asian people riding on horses and camels.
Carte d'Asie: dressée sur les memoires envoyéz par le Czar a l'Academie Royale des Science
c.1750
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
An early 18th century map of Asia by the French cartographer Guillaume Delisle (1675–1726). Regions are indicated with coloured borders, and the southern part of Borneo is labelled ‘Côte de Mahometans [Coast of the Muslims]’.
Carte d'Asie: dressée sur les memoires envoyéz par le Czar a l'Academie Royale des Science
c.1750
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
An early 18th century map of Asia by the French cartographer Guillaume Delisle (1675–1726). Regions are indicated with coloured borders, and the southern part of Borneo is labelled ‘Côte de Mahometans [Coast of the Muslims]’.
- Cambodia37
- Indonesia37
- [remove]Laos37
- Malaysia37
- Myanmar37
- Thailand37
- Vietnam37
- Brunei36
- Singapore36
- Philippines34
- Southeast Asia31
- East Timor30
- [remove]Gulf of Thailand37
- Sumatra37
- Borneo36
- Maluku Islands30
- Java29
- Sulawesi28
- Malay Peninsula27
- Sunda Islands27
- Western New Guinea22
- Golfe de Siam17
- Celebes14
- Isles Philippines14
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- [remove]River37
- [remove]Cartouche37
- Illustration17
- Inset Map1
- Delisle, Guillaume16
- Senex, John5
- Delisle, Joseph-Nicolas4
- Hulsbergh, H.2
- Bonne, Rigobert1
- Dunn, Samuel1
- Garden, F.1
- Neele, Samuel John1
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- Jean Cóvens et Corneille Mortier6
- Isaak Tirion5
- Tobias Conrad Lotter4
- John Senex3
- Peter Schenk3
- Gustav Conrad Lotter2
- J. Hinton1
- Jean Lattré1
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