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[Map of the East Indies]
1666
Vietnam, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Indonesia, East Timor, Cambodia, Brunei
This mid-17th century map of Southeast Asia has a maritime focus, with shoals and reefs, and the coastal areas marked in great detail, while the interiors remain mostly blank. The Great Wall of China can be seen at the top of the map.
Archipel des Indes Orientales: qui comprend les Isles de la Sonde, Moluques et Philippines
1750
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This 18th century map of Southeast Asia by the French cartographer Gilles Robert de Vaugondy features the national borders of the Philippines in green, and of modern Indonesia in yellow. The Malay Peninsula and modern Cambodia and Vietnam are in red.
Carte de l'Inde: dressée pour la Compagnie des Indes
1752
Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
Spread over two sheets, this map of India also features the west coast of mainland Southeast Asia. There is also an inset map of the bay of Ashem (Banda Aceh, Sumatra), featuring bathymetry (sea depth), islands, shoals and reefs, and anchor points.
Carte de l'Inde: dressée pour la Compagnie des Indes
1752
Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
Spread over two sheets, this map of India also features the west coast of mainland Southeast Asia. There is also an inset map of the bay of Ashem (Banda Aceh, Sumatra), featuring bathymetry (sea depth), islands, shoals and reefs, and anchor points.
Carte Plate du Golfe de Siam: avec une partie des Côtes de Malaye et de Camboje, depuis l'Isle Timon, jusqu'à celle Condor
1775
Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand
Map of the Gulf of Siam (Gulf of Thailand) with shoals and small islands marked. The web of lines is a rhumbline network, while the numbers indicate sea depth (bathymetry), both used to aid navigation. There is an inset map of the Redang Archipelago.
Carte Plate du Golfe de Siam: avec une partie des Côtes de Malaye et de Camboje, depuis l'Isle Timon, jusqu'à celle Condor
1775
Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand
Map of the Gulf of Siam (Gulf of Thailand) with shoals and small islands marked. The web of lines is a rhumbline network, while the numbers indicate sea depth (bathymetry), both used to aid navigation. There is an inset map of the Redang Archipelago.
Carte d'Asie divisée en ses principaux etats
1776
Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Laos, Indonesia, East Timor, Cambodia, Brunei
The 20 colourful illustrations around the border of this 18th century map of Asia depict a variety of historical and biblical scenes, including the Crucifixion of Jesus and the sacking of Troy. Each scene has a description in French and Spanish.
Carte des isles de la Sonde et des isles Moluques
1780
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore
The arrows on this map mark the direction of the seasonal monsoons experienced around the Sunda and Maluku Islands (mainly modern Indonesia) during the late 18th century. Each arrow has a label in French, indicating the month.
Itinéraire de Hanoi à That-khe par Lang-son (Frontière Chinoise du Kouang-Si)
1881
Vietnam
A late 19th century map depicting a route from Hanoi to That-Khe via Lang-Son (in northern Vietnam, near the border with China at Kouang-Si (Guangxi)). Two inset maps feature plans of military forts, villages, rivers and fields along the route.
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- Indonesia7
- Thailand7
- Cambodia6
- East Timor5
- Brunei4
- Myanmar4
- Philippines4
- Singapore4
- Vietnam4
- Papua New Guinea3
- Southeast Asia3
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- Sumatra6
- Borneo4
- Java4
- Maluku Islands4
- Sulawesi4
- Celebes3
- Isles de la Sonde3
- Malay Peninsula3
- Royaume de Siam3
- Sunda Islands3
- Ashem2
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- Cartouche3
- Illustration1
- Anville, Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'2
- Après de Mannevillette, Jean-Baptiste d'2
- Delahaye, Guillaume-Nicolas2
- Albernaz, João Teixeira1
- André, Peter1
- Aumoitte, A.1
- Bonne, Rigobert1
- Clouet, Jean Baptiste Louis1
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