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Amboina ad viumu descripta quo tempore Admiarallus Wibrandus Warwicensis cum quatuor nauibus ante eam in achoris staret a 1599 mese martio
1614
Indonesia
The Latin title of this map refers to an Admiral Wibrand of Warwick, who visited the island of Amboina (Ambon Island in the Maluku Islands) in March 1599.
Mar di India
1619
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
An early map of Southeast Asia featuring a rhumbline network, a web of lines to help plot routes and aid navigation. Where the lines meet, there is a compass rose with an arrow pointing north. The map is decorated with illustrations of sea monsters.
India orientalis
1630
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
As was common in this era, this map mistakenly shows the bottom of Peninsula Malaya as a separate island. The map also features illustrations of ships and a sea monster. Latin text on the reverse describes the people, crops, geography of the region.
India orientalis
1636
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
As was common in this era, this map mistakenly shows the bottom of Peninsula Malaya as a separate island. The map also features illustrations of ships and a sea monster. Text on the reverse describes the people, crops, geography of the region.
Molvccae insvlae celeberrimae
c.1640-1655
Indonesia
This small island chain off the west coast of Gilolo (Halmahera in the Maluku Islands, Indonesia), was an important area for the spice trade. Latin text on the reverse describes the trade/islands. North is located to the right, rather than the top.
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)).
India quae Orientalis dicitur, et insvlae adiacentes
c.1645-1658
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
German text on the reverse of this map describes the populations, crops, trade etc. of Sumatra, Borneo, Philippines, and Banda Islands. There are drawings of sailing ships, and the map is dedicated to the Dutch merchant Christophoro Thisio.
Les Isles de la Sonde: entre lesquelles sont Sumatra, Java, Borneo &c.
1652
Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
This mid-17th 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.
- Indonesia121
- Malaysia68
- Singapore61
- Thailand55
- Brunei54
- East Timor50
- Vietnam50
- Myanmar49
- Cambodia48
- Laos48
- Philippines47
- Southeast Asia43
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- Java80
- Sumatra79
- Borneo65
- Malay Peninsula58
- Sulawesi51
- Siam43
- Celebes41
- Western New Guinea40
- Pegu37
- Maluku Islands35
- Malacca34
- Sunda Islands31
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- Military Fort47
- Kampong/Village41
- Residential Area18
- Church16
- Cemetery/Columbarium14
- Temple12
- Hospital9
- Military Barracks9
- Public Space9
- Post Office5
- Jail/Prison4
- Police Station4
- Communal Land/Property3
- Mosque3
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- Valentyn, François12
- Wit, Frederik de11
- Sanson, Nicolas8
- Jansson, Jan6
- Keyser, Jacob5
- Reland, Adriaan5
- Bachiene, Willem Albert4
- Bowen, Emanuel4
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- Johannes van Braam9
- Gerard onder de Linden6
- Gerard van Keulen6
- Topographische Inrichting6
- Intelligence Division, War Office5
- Surveyor General's Office, Brisbane5
- Edward Stanford4
- Gerard Valck4
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- Amsterdam53
- London19
- Batavia10
- Dordrecht8
- The Hague8
- Paris6
- Brisbane5
- France4
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