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Carte de l'ile de Java: partie occidentale, partie orientale, dressée tout nouvellement sur les mémoires les plus exacts
1720
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.
Chart of the North Coast of Java from Samarang to Batavia
1740
Indonesia
This map uses a variety of methods to aid navigation, including a rhumbline network (a web of lines to help plot routes). The numbers on the sea surface indicate depth (bathymetry), and the drawings of mountains (elevations) were used as landmarks.
Royaume de Siam, avec les Royaumes qui luy sont Tributaires, et les Isles de Sumatra, Andemaon etc.
1742
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Map marking the routes through maritime Southeast Asia of two delegations: a French delegation from Brest, France to Siam in 1685; and a Siamese delegation from Siam to Brest in 1686. A note next to Aceh records a sea battle against Portugal in 1616.
Carte d'une partie de la Cote de Cochinchine: depuis l'Isle Cham-Collao jusqu'à la Riv. du Roi
1775
Vietnam
A map to aid navigation around the Bay of Touranne (Bay of Turon, location of modern city of Da Nang, Vietnam). The web of lines is a rhumbline network, and bathymetry (sea depth), anchor points and two elevation views of the coasts are shown.
Plan de Salangor et de La Cote de Malaye: depuis la Pointe de Caran jusqu'au Mont Parcelar
1775
Malaysia
Map of the coast of Selangor on the west of the Malay Peninsula. The web of lines is a rhumbline network, the numbers indicate sea depth (bathymetry), and there are drawings of the side views of mountains (elevations), all to aid navigation.
Plan de Salangor et de La Cote de Malaye: depuis la Pointe de Caran jusqu'au Mont Parcelar
1775
Malaysia
Map of the coast of Selangor on the west of the Malay Peninsula. The web of lines is a rhumbline network, the numbers indicate sea depth (bathymetry), and there are drawings of the side views of mountains (elevations), all to aid navigation.
A general chart of the Atlantic and Indian oceans, with the situation & plan of Pulo Peenang or Price of Wales's Island / Plan of the Strait within Poolo Pinang
1788
Malaysia, East Timor, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore
Two maps. One features most of the world, but with Borneo, Philippines and most of mainland Southeast Asia missing, though there is an inset map of Penang. The other is a navigation map of the strait at Penang, with bathymetry and elevations.
A chart of a part of the coast of Cochinchina: from Cham-Collao Island to the King's River
1794
Vietnam
A map to aid navigation around the Touranne Bay (Bay of Turon, location of modern city of Da Nang, Vietnam). The web of lines is a rhumbline network, and bathymetry (sea depth), anchor points and two elevation views of the coasts are shown.
The coast of India and China from the point and river of Camboja to Canton: comprehending the coasts of Tsiompa and Cochinchina, with the coast of Tonkin and the coast of Koan-Ton, with the isle of Hai-nan
1794
Cambodia, Vietnam
Navigation chart of the east coast of mainland Southeast Asia, from Cambodia to China. Islands, shoals and reefs are marked, along with bathymetry (sea depth). There are seven side views of islands (elevations) to use as landmarks.
A new chart of the eastern straits to China drawn from the best authorities
1800
Indonesia
Two maps of routes around the Flores and Banda seas—through the straits between the Lesser Sunda Islands and the Maluku Islands—towards China. Includes a rhumbline network—a web of lines to help plot routes—bathymetry (sea depth), shoals and reefs.
Map of the River of Don-nai from Cape St. James to the city of Saigon
1820
Vietnam
A map to aid in the navigation of the rivers leading to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam). Details include bathymetry (water depth), currents, and a side view (or ‘elevation’) of hills to use as a landmark. Tides are described in written remarks.
- Indonesia80
- Malaysia26
- East Timor15
- Singapore15
- Brunei11
- Philippines11
- Vietnam9
- Papua New Guinea7
- Myanmar6
- Cambodia4
- Southeast Asia4
- Laos3
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- Dutch East Indies66
- Java43
- Sumatra28
- Borneo24
- Celebes23
- Sulawesi23
- Malay Peninsula17
- Java Sea16
- South China Sea15
- Maluku Islands14
- Western New Guinea13
- Batavia9
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- Kampong/Village42
- Post Office13
- Military Fort10
- Cemetery/Columbarium9
- Temple6
- Residential Area5
- Church3
- Hospital3
- Communal Land/Property2
- Public Space2
- Well2
- Military Barracks1
- Missionary Building1
- Mosque1
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- [remove]River96
- Road41
- Path14
- Postal Route14
- Canal4
- Railway/Tramway3
- Telegraph/Telephone1
- [remove]Elevation96
- Legend49
- Inset Map32
- Illustration17
- Coat of Arms16
- Cartouche2
- Cronenberg, F.27
- Wolff27
- Melvill van Carnbee, Pieter23
- Versteeg, W.F.13
- Berghaus, Heinrich Karl Wilhelm11
- Jättnig, Wilhelm7
- Après de Mannevillette, Jean-Baptiste d'3
- Petermann, August Heinrich3
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- Van Haren Noman & Kolff26
- Justus Perthes15
- A.J. Bogaerts11
- D. Heyse11
- Ministerie van Marine, Afdeeling Hydrographie10
- Roeloffzen en Hübner9
- Emrik & Binger6
- Carl Wilhelm Mieling3
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- Batavia30
- Gotha15
- The Hague14
- Amsterdam12
- London8
- Paris4
- Berlin3
- Brisbane3
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