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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.
Carte de la Côte de Pégou, et de celle de Martaban
1775
Myanmar
Navigation map of the coast of the ancient kingdom of Pégou and near the town of Martaban (Mottama), Myanmar. Bathymetry (sea depth), anchor points, notes on currents and obstructions are marked, and there are drawings of side views of coastal hills.
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.
Carte de la Côte de Pégou, et de celle de Martaban
1775
Myanmar
Navigation map of the coast of the ancient kingdom of Pégou and near the town of Martaban (Mottama), Myanmar. Bathymetry (sea depth), anchor points, notes on currents and obstructions are marked, and there are drawings of side views of coastal hills.
A chart of the seas between the Straits of Banca and Po. Timon: with the eastern part of the Straits of Malacca
1767
Indonesia, Malaysia
This mid-18th century maritime map charts the seas between Peninsula Malaysia and Sumatra, including Singapore—named ‘Po. Panjang’—with the old and new Straits of Singapore marked. The numbers indicate sea depth (bathymetry).
Carte réduite des détroits de Malaca, Sincapour, et du Gouverneur
1755
Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia
Maps like this aided navigation through the islands, shoals and reefs of Singapore and the Malacca Strait. Three routes around Singapore are shown, numbers on the sea indicate water depth, and the profile views of mountains 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.
A large draught of the east end of Java and Madura shewing the Streights of Bally
1711
Indonesia
This early 18th century maritime map charts the waters between the islands of Java, Madura and Bally (Bali). The web of lines is a rhumbline network, while the numbers indicate sea depth (bathymetry), both used to aid navigation.
[Portolan chart of the South China Sea]
1701
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
Hand-drawn portolan (nautical) chart, featuring a rhumbline network (the web of interconnected lines), bathymetry (sea depth), shoals and reefs, names of coastal settlements, and an elevation (side view) of a mountain at the north tip of Borneo.
[Dutch portolan chart of the island of Madura]
c.1700
Indonesia
Colourful hand-drawn portolan (nautical) navigation chart, featuring bathymetry (sea depth), shoals and reefs, and anchor points. The coasts have pictorial representations of landmarks (trees, houses, mountains). Orientated with south at the top.
[Dutch Portolan chart of the Java Sea]
c.1700
Indonesia
Hand-drawn portolan (nautical) chart, featuring a rhumbline network (the web of interconnected lines), bathymetry (sea depth), shoals and reefs, elevations (side views of landmark mountains), and names of coastal settlements, all to aid navigation.
- Indonesia65
- Malaysia28
- Singapore16
- Vietnam13
- Philippines7
- East Timor5
- Myanmar5
- Cambodia4
- Papua New Guinea4
- Thailand4
- Brunei3
- Laos3
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- Dutch East Indies32
- Java26
- Sumatra23
- Malay Peninsula20
- Borneo17
- South China Sea16
- Java Sea14
- Celebes13
- Sulawesi13
- Bintan11
- Singapore Strait11
- Batam10
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- [remove]Maritime Route84
- Bathymetry82
- Tide Data17
- Current Data9
- [remove]Elevation84
- Legend28
- Inset Map27
- Coat of Arms17
- Illustration14
- Cartouche6
- Berghaus, Heinrich Karl Wilhelm11
- Cronenberg, F.10
- Wolff10
- Jättnig, Wilhelm9
- Après de Mannevillette, Jean-Baptiste d'7
- Melvill van Carnbee, Pieter7
- Horsburgh, James4
- Ross, Daniel4
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- Justus Perthes11
- Ministerie van Marine, Afdeeling Hydrographie11
- Roeloffzen en Hübner10
- Van Haren Noman & Kolff10
- D. Heyse7
- James Horsburgh7
- Laurie & Whittle7
- Chez Demonville6
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- London23
- Batavia14
- The Hague13
- Gotha11
- Amsterdam10
- Paris9
- Banda1
- Brisbane1
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