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Midden-Sumatra: Reizen en onderzoekingen der Sumatra-expeditie... 1877-1879

event1882

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An Atlas produced by an expedition in central Sumatra, including: maps of topography, geology, a number of rivers in the region; drawings of mountains, graphs of lengths of roads; family trees of the royal families of Djambi (Jambi) and Palembang.

La ville de Materan, capitale du roiaume de même nom, avec ses environs: le tout environné de montagnes qui lui serve de murailles

event1729

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This map of the city of Mataram, on the Indonesian island of Lombok, shows the city surrounded by detailed illustrations of mountains which, the map’s subtitle notes, ‘serve de murailles’ [serve as its walls].

Het Eiland Java: zoo als het sederd de tyden der Portugysen by de Ed. Oost-Indize maatschappye bekend geworden en bevaren is

event1714

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Published in the early 18th century by the Dutch publisher Pieter van der Aa (1659–1733), this map of Java and the Java Sea is decorated with a colourful painted scene of merchants and boats at a trading port.

De Moluccos en andere Speceri-Eilanden in d'Oost-Indien

event1714

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Map of the ‘Spice Islands’ of maritime Southeast Asia, including the Maluku Islands. It is decorated with a drawing of an Asian man holding a large bird and a spear, and surrounded by baskets and boxes of goods of the spice trade.

L'Inde de la Le Gange

event1713

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This map of mainland Southeast Asia features a label describing the local population of the mountains of Cochinchine (Vietnam) as ‘les Kemoi Sauvages [the Kemoi savages]’. The cartouche features a drawing of Asia with people, fields and palm trees.

L'Asie, selon les nouvelles observations de Messrs. de l'Academie des Sciences

event1713

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This early 18th century map of Asia features a drawing of a woman burning offerings on an altar, while two children carry cornucopias, and a camel looks on. The Roman god Mercury descends from the sky in the background wearing his winged helmet.

L'Asie, selon les nouvelles observations de Messrs. de l'Academie des Sciences

event1713

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This early 18th century map of Asia features a drawing of a woman burning offerings on an altar, while two children carry cornucopias, and a camel looks on. The Roman god Mercury descends from the sky in the background wearing his winged helmet.

'T koninkryk Sunda met dat van Iava by d'Inwoonderen voor een Eiland

event1707

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Java is shown as two separate islands on this map, with the western island named Sunda. The southern coast is labelled as ‘unknown’. A colourful cartouche is decorated with a painting of indigenous Javanese people meeting and trading with Europeans.

D' Indiaanze landschappen, zeen en eylanden, van Couchin af, tot in de Moluccos, en na by gelegen eylanden

event1707

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The title cartouche of this early 18th century map of Southeast Asia is decorated with two drawings of battles. On the left, a sea battle with smoke rising from the ships’ cannons. On the right, an army attacks a walled city which is on fire.

Asia antiqua et nova

eventc.1624-1700

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This 17th century map of Asia features a colourful painting of an Asian man wearing bright red robes and a feathered headdress. A parrot perches on his chair, while a large cat-like creature crouches menacingly by his side.

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