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Nieuwe en Naukeurige Kaart der Oost-Indische Eilanden
1774
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Some regions on this map of Southeast have a descriptive label: New Guinea is described as unknown to Europeans; Borneo was abandoned by Europeans due to the ‘unmanageability’ of the inhabitants; the Philippines were discovered by Spain in 1565.
Nieuwe en Naukeurige Kaart der Oost-Indische Eilanden
1774
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Some regions on this map of Southeast have a descriptive label: New Guinea is described as unknown to Europeans; Borneo was abandoned by Europeans due to the ‘unmanageability’ of the inhabitants; the Philippines were discovered by Spain in 1565.
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).
Nieuwe en naukeurige kaart der Oost-Indische Eilanden
c.1770
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Some regions on this map of Southeast have a descriptive label: Sumatra is described as having mines of gold, silver, iron, and sulphur; and elephants, tigers, rhinoceroses, dragons and crocodiles. Gilolo has rice, sago and turtles. Ambon has nutmeg.
Nieuwe en naukeurige kaart der Oost-Indische Eilanden
c.1770
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Some regions on this map of Southeast have a descriptive label: Sumatra is described as having mines of gold, silver, iron, and sulphur; and elephants, tigers, rhinoceroses, dragons and crocodiles. Gilolo has rice, sago and turtles. Ambon has nutmeg.
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.
Carte du cours de la Riviere de Meinam: depuis Judia jusqu'à son embouchure
1730
Thailand
Map of the Meinam (Chao Phraya) river from the city of Judia (Ayutthaya) to its mouth near Bangkok. Features temples, villages, a Bishop's Palace, a fort at Bangkok, and a ‘Champ des Eléphans [Elephant Field]’. The text is in French and Dutch.
Carte du cours de la Riviere de Meinam: depuis Judia jusqu'à son embouchure
1730
Thailand
Map of the Meinam (Chao Phraya) river from the city of Judia (Ayutthaya) to its mouth near Bangkok. Features temples, villages, a Bishop's Palace, a fort at Bangkok, and a ‘Champ des Eléphans [Elephant Field]’. The text is in French and Dutch.
- Java32
- Sumatra22
- Batavia20
- Dutch East Indies20
- Jakarta19
- Maluku Islands17
- Ayutthaya12
- Siam12
- Bangkok10
- Chao Phraya River10
- Celebes9
- Java Sea9
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- [remove]Military Fort68
- Kampong/Village31
- Church19
- Residential Area19
- Cemetery/Columbarium17
- Temple17
- Military Barracks12
- Public Space12
- Hospital9
- Post Office8
- Mosque7
- Palace7
- Well6
- Communal Land/Property2
- more Settlement Features »
- [remove]Jungle/Wooded Area68
- Mountain/Volcano58
- Wetlands28
- Wild Animals21
- Mangrove2
- Valentyn, François9
- Bellin, Jacques Nicolas5
- Keyser, Jacob5
- Reland, Adriaan5
- Bachiene, Willem Albert4
- Bowen, Emanuel4
- Kaempfer, Engelbert4
- Bootsgezel, J.J.3
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- Johannes van Braam8
- Gerard van Keulen6
- Topographische Bureau5
- Topographische Inrichting5
- Gerard onder de Linden3
- Joannes van Braam3
- A. Arrowsmith2
- François L'Honoré & Compagnie2
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- Amsterdam24
- The Hague12
- Dordrecht10
- Batavia7
- Paris4
- London3
- Leiden1
- Venice1
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