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Insulae Iavae Pars Occidentalis / Insulae Iavae Pars Orientalis
c.1720
Indonesia
A map of Java with mountains, jungles, animals and crops. Bathymetry (sea depth) is marked, including on an inset map of Batavia harbour. Illustrations include Batavia Castle, and a lion—representing Belgium—receiving tribute and enslaving locals.
Insulae Iavae pars Occidentalis
c.1710-1719
Indonesia
A map of Java with mountains, jungles, animals and crops. Bathymetry (sea depth) is marked, including on an inset map of Batavia harbour. Illustrations include Batavia Castle, and a lion—representing Belgium—receiving tribute and enslaving locals.
[Portolan chart of the Gulf of Siam]
1697
Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia
A brightly-coloured hand-drawn map of the Gulf of Siam, made for a ship’s captain. The elaborate compass roses are the centre of a rhumbline network, a web of lines to aid navigation. Bathymetry (sea depth), islands, shoals and reefs are also marked.
Insvlarvm Bandanensivm: novißima delineatio
c.1680-1709
Indonesia
A navigation map of the Banda Islands marked with bathymetry (sea depth), shoals and anchor points. On the island of Goenonghapy (Banda Api), a volcano erupts (‘api’ means ‘fire’ in Indonesian), and there is a military fort (‘Campa Nga’) on Nera.
Mar di India
1644
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This mid-17th century map of Southeast Asia is from Isaac Commelin’s book describing the voyages of the Dutch East India Company ‘Begin ende voortgangh…’. There is an inset map of the island of Botton (Buton Island, southeast of Celebes (Sulawesi)).
Contrafactur des Scharmutz els der Hollander wider die Portigesen in dem Flus Batusabar
1607
Singapore
Maps can sometimes record a single event: this map depicts an October 1603 battle between the Dutch and Portuguese, as they fought for control of the trade routes through the Singapore Straits. The text panel recounts the story of the battle.
- Java19
- Batavia15
- Jakarta14
- Sumatra13
- Dutch East Indies11
- Java Sea9
- Celebes8
- Indian Ocean8
- Sulawesi8
- Iavaansche Zee7
- Insulae Iavae7
- Oost-Indische Zee7
- more Detailed Location »
- Military Fort17
- Church10
- Kampong/Village10
- Residential Area5
- Hospital4
- Public Space4
- Cemetery/Columbarium3
- Communal Land/Property2
- Temple2
- Court of Law1
- Jail/Prison1
- Military Barracks1
- Mosque1
- Police Station1
- more Settlement Features »
- [remove]Bathymetry34
- Maritime Route21
- Tide Data5
- [remove]Illustration34
- Elevation23
- Inset Map17
- Legend10
- Cartouche9
- Coat of Arms8
- Keulen, Gerard van5
- Keyser, Jacob5
- Reland, Adriaan5
- Barrow, I.2
- Derfelden van Hinderstein, Gijsbert Franco von2
- Parish, Henry William2
- Zurcher, Antoni2
- Abelin, Johann Philipp1
- more Map Maker »
- Gerard van Keulen6
- Ministerie van Marine, Afdeeling Hydrographie5
- Roeloffzen en Hübner5
- Robert Sayer2
- A. Fullarton and Co.1
- A. Guyot1
- A. and J. Churchill1
- Algar & Street1
- more Printer/Publisher »
- Amsterdam15
- The Hague8
- London6
- Frankfurt2
- Banda1
- Batavia1
- Edinburgh1
- Leiden1
- more Place of Publication »