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Isles de Banda = Eylanden van Banda
c.1772-1780
Indonesia
Map of the Banda Islands—which was at this time the only source of nutmeg in the world—featuring mountains, plantations, settlements and a military fort. On the island of Goenong Api (Banda Api) a volcano erupts (‘api’ means ‘fire’ in Indonesian).
Partie de la nouvelle grande carte des Indes Orientales, contenant les isles Maldives, Ceylan, Malacca, Sumatra... les isles de Borneo, Iava, Celebes, Mindanao
c.1750
Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore
Map of maritime Southeast Asia, with mountains, forests and settlements represented pictorially. The lower part of the map, which had six inset maps, has been cut off and is missing.
Partie de la nouvelle grande carte des Indes Orientales, contenant les isles Maldives, Ceylan, Malacca, Sumatra... les isles de Borneo, Iava, Celebes, Mindanao
c.1750
Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore
Map of maritime Southeast Asia, with four inset maps of locations in the region: Surabaya, some of the Lesser Sumba Islands, and Buton and Muna islands of the coast of Sulawesi. Mountains, forests, settlements and fields are represented pictorially.
Carte particuliere des isles Moluques
1750
Indonesia
A map of a small island chain off the west coast of the island of Gilolo (modern Halmahera in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia). The military forts on the islands were used by the European colonial powers during conflicts over the area’s spice trade.
Les Isles de la Sonde
1749
Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
This colourful mid-18th century map of the Sunda Isles (‘Isles de la Sonde’) includes the Malay Peninsula in addition to Sumatra, Java and Borneo. Mountain ranges and jungles are shown pictorially, and the islands and coasts feature shoals and reefs.
L'Asie divisée en ses principales parties oú les Empires, Roïaumes, Etats et Peuples sont distingues les uns des autres
c.1740
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
The southern coast of Borneo is labelled ‘Cote des Mahometans [Coast of the Muslims]’. A note next to the Philippines states that they were discovered by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520 and are comprised of about 11,000 islands.
L'Asie divisée en ses principales parties oú les Empires, Roïaumes, Etats et Peuples sont distingues les uns des autres
c.1740
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
The southern coast of Borneo is labelled ‘Cote des Mahometans [Coast of the Muslims]’. A note next to the Philippines states that they were discovered by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520 and are comprised of about 11,000 islands.
L'Asie dressée sur les observations de Mrs. de l'Academie Royale de Sciences
1730
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This map features maritime routes: between Siam and Batavia; and five routes of the explorers Juan Gaetan and Olivier du Nord (dated 1542) east of the Philippines. The cartouche has a colourful illustration of Asian people in traditional costume.
Carte de l'ile de Java: partie occidentale, partie orientale, dressée tout nouvellement sur les mémoires les plus exacts
1726
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.
- Indonesia24
- Brunei14
- Malaysia14
- Singapore14
- East Timor9
- Philippines8
- Vietnam7
- Cambodia6
- Laos6
- Myanmar6
- Southeast Asia6
- Thailand6
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- Java18
- Borneo14
- Isles de la Sonde14
- Malay Peninsula14
- Sumatra14
- Sunda Islands14
- Maluku Islands13
- Isle de Borneo9
- Isle de Sumatra9
- Malacca9
- Sulawesi8
- Isle de Celebes7
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- Sanson, Nicolas8
- Bellin, Jacques Nicolas3
- Jaillot, Alexis Hubert3
- Prévost, Abbé3
- Robert de Vaugondy, Gilles3
- Chatelain, Henri Abraham2
- Sanson, Guillaume2
- Après de Mannevillette, Jean-Baptiste d'1
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- Alexis Hubert Jaillot3
- François L'Honoré & Compagnie2
- Hendrik de Leth2
- R. & J. Ottens2
- Chez Demonville1
- E. van Harrevelt & D.J. Changuion1
- Jean Cóvens et Corneille Mortier1
- Pieter van der Aa1
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