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Asia and its islands according to D'Anville: divided into empires, kingdoms, states, regions, &ca.
1794
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, East Timor, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Southeast Asia
This late 18th century map features a number of labels describing the local populations, including the Kemoys ('Savage People') of the mountains of Cokin China (Vietnam), the Biayos of Borneo, and the 'Wild People' of the mountains of Pegu (Myanmar).
Asia and its islands according to d'Anville
1787
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This map features labels describing local populations, including the Kemoys ('Savage People') of the mountains of Cokin China (Vietnam), the Biayos of Borneo, and the 'Wild People' of the mountains of Pegu (Myanmar). Top half of the map is missing.
Asia and its islands according to d'Anville
1787
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
A large and detailed late 18th century map of Asia, printed over four sheets. There are labels noting the inhabitants of some areas, such as 'BIAYOS or the inland People' in the centre of Borneo.
A map of the East Indies, from the best authorities
1780
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
On this map of Asia, Borneo is labelled ‘The Inland Part of this Island is inhabited by the Biayos a savage People’, a description seen on many contemporary maps. The ancient kingdoms of mainland Southeast Asia are also shown.
Asia: according to the Sieur D'Anville, divided into its Empires, Kingdoms & States
1780
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
The cartouche on this map of Asia features an Asian man smoking a long pipe, surrounded by packages, vases, a bow and arrow, a censer (incense burner) and a camel carrying a large load. The second sheet of the map features Southeast Asia.
A map of the East Indies, from the best authorities
1780
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
On this map of Asia, Borneo is labelled ‘The Inland Part of this Island is inhabited by the Biayos a savage People’, a description seen on many contemporary maps. The ancient kingdoms of mainland Southeast Asia are also shown.
Asia divided into its principal States
1774
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This late 18th century map of Asia by the British mathematician and cartographer Samuel Dunn uses an azimuthal projection to aid navigation.
Asia: according to the Sieur D'Anville, divided into its Empires, Kingdoms & States
1772
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
The cartouche on this map of Asia features an Asian man smoking a long pipe, surrounded by packages, vases, a bow and arrow, a censer (incense burner) and a camel carrying a large load. The second sheet of the map features Southeast Asia.
East Indies
1769
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Longitude is indicated in two different ways on this mid-18th century map: along the top border, it is shown in degrees (number of degrees east of London); more unusually, along the bottom border, it is shown in time (number of hours east of London).
A new and accurate map of the Empire of the Great Mogul, together with India on both sides of the Ganges, and the adjacent countries
c.1740
Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Notes on this map describe European colonial territories and trade with Asia, though this is concentrated around India, and mostly has not yet reached further east to ‘India extra Gangem [India beyond the Ganges]’ as Southeast Asia is labelled.
- [remove]Laos93
- Thailand93
- Cambodia90
- Myanmar90
- Vietnam90
- Malaysia81
- Indonesia75
- Singapore73
- Brunei71
- Philippines67
- Southeast Asia61
- East Timor58
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- Siam73
- Borneo71
- Sumatra71
- Malay Peninsula61
- Java59
- Sulawesi52
- Celebes47
- South China Sea46
- Cochin China39
- Sunda Islands37
- China Sea34
- Maluku Islands34
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- [remove]Mountain/Volcano93
- Jungle/Wooded Area19
- Wild Animals5
- Mangrove3
- Wetlands1
- Johnston, Keith (A.K.)6
- Johnston, William6
- Anville, Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'5
- Moll, Herman5
- Senex, John5
- Arrowsmith, John4
- Wyld, James4
- Berghaus, Heinrich Karl Wilhelm3
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- Edward Stanford5
- John Thomson5
- John Arrowsmith3
- John Senex3
- Laurie & Whittle3
- Stanford's Geographical Establishment3
- Thomson's New General Atlas3
- William Blackwood & Sons3
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