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Tabvla Asiae XI
c.1542-1552
Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Southeast Asia
Early map by Sebastian Münster, based on the work of 2nd century geographer Ptolemy. The Malay Peninsula—labelled ‘Aurea Chersonesus [Golden Chersonese]’—is recognisable. An illustration shows the local animals: a tiger, cockerels and a white parrot.
India extrema, XIX nova tabvla
1540
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This 1540 map by the German cartographer Sebastian Münster (1488–1552) was based on the work of the 2nd century geographer Ptolemy. On the reverse, there is Latin text giving details of the area, including crops grown.
Tabvla XI Asiae
1522
Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Southeast Asia
Early map by Lorenz Fries, based on the work of 2nd century geographer Ptolemy. The Malay Peninsula—labelled ‘Aurea Chersone [Golden Chersonese]’—is recognisable. A drawing on the reverse features cannibals with dog’s heads chopping up human bodies.
Vndecima Asiae Tabvla
1511
Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Based on the work of 2nd century geographer Ptolemy, Bernardo Silvani’s woodcut map is innovative in its use of two colours: a black background with important text added in red. The Malay Peninsula is labelled ‘Aurea Chersonesus [Golden Chersonese]’.
Vndecima Asiae Tabvla
1486
Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Based on the work of 2nd century geographer Ptolemy, this colourful map has Latin inscriptions including ‘Aurea Regio [Kingdom of Gold]’ and ‘Regio Argenteo [Kingdom of Silver]’. The Malay Peninsula is labelled ‘Curra Cherlon [Golden Chersonese]’.
Vndecima Asiae Tabvla
1478
Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Based on the work of 2nd century geographer Ptolemy, this map has Latin inscriptions, including mentions of a mythical race of cannibals (‘Anthropophagi’) and hippopotamuses. The Malay Peninsula is labelled ‘Aurea Chersonesus [Golden Chersonese]’.
- [remove]Myanmar392
- Thailand355
- Laos332
- Vietnam332
- Cambodia329
- Malaysia326
- Indonesia307
- Singapore305
- Brunei282
- Philippines276
- Southeast Asia266
- East Timor247
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- Sumatra297
- Borneo280
- Malay Peninsula252
- Java247
- Sulawesi218
- Siam193
- Celebes178
- Western New Guinea168
- Maluku Islands154
- Pegu139
- Sunda Islands128
- Malacca124
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- Kampong/Village25
- Military Fort14
- Palace11
- Church10
- Residential Area9
- Temple9
- Cemetery/Columbarium8
- Hospital7
- Missionary Building6
- Court of Law4
- Post Office4
- Jail/Prison3
- Public Space2
- Military Barracks1
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- [remove]Mountain/Volcano392
- Jungle/Wooded Area73
- Wild Animals58
- Wetlands4
- Mangrove3
- Delisle, Guillaume17
- Thuillier, Colonel H.R.14
- Ptolemy12
- Sanson, Nicolas12
- Stülpnagel, Friedrich von10
- Wit, Frederik de10
- Boehm, Augustus Gottlob9
- Hase, Johann Matthias9
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- Survey of India Offices, Calcutta27
- Justus Perthes25
- Adolf Stieler14
- Homann Heirs14
- Jean Cóvens et Corneille Mortier13
- Edward Stanford11
- Alexis Hubert Jaillot9
- Peter Schenk8
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- Amsterdam76
- London68
- Paris31
- Gotha25
- Nuremberg20
- Edinburgh15
- Venice8
- Dehradun5
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