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Asie
c.1800
Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
In the 18th century, European maps tended to use their own country’s meridian, so on this French map of Asia longitude is measured from the Paris Meridian. Southeast Asia is divided into regions such as the Birman Empire, Yunshan and Tonquin.
Les Isles de la Sonde, Moluques, Philippines, Carolines, et Mariannes
1795
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This map of the Sunda Isles (‘Isles de la Sonde’) (with red borders) and Maluku Islands (‘Isles Moluques’) (green borders) also includes mainland Southeast Asia (blue borders), the Philippines (yellow borders) and New Guinea (green borders).
Asie divisée en ses Empires, Royaumes et Etats
1794
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This map of Asia features a decorative cartouche with drawings of two women—one with a cornucopia and one with a censer (incense burner)—and a French coat of arms. Interestingly, the map is dated 1792, during the French Revolution.
La nouvelle grande carte des Indes Orientales
1792
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
Map of mainland Southeast Asia divided into kingdoms. Larger settlements are marked pictorially with a red building symbol. The desert of Cochinchine (Vietnam) is labelled as being inhabited by the ‘Kemoys Peuples Barbares [Kemoys Barbarian People]’.
La nouvelle grande carte des Indes Orientales
1792
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
Map of mainland Southeast Asia divided into kingdoms. Larger settlements are marked pictorially with a red building symbol. The desert of Cochinchine (Vietnam) is labelled as being inhabited by the ‘Kemoys Peuples Barbares [Kemoys Barbarian People]’.
Asie divisée en ses principaux Etats, Empires & Royaumes
1791
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
A late 18th century map of Asia, with notes on the principal states, empires and kingdoms of Asia written in French on the right-hand side.
Carte des Isles de la Sonde et du Détroit de Malaca
1791
Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
Map based on the expeditions of Jean-François de Surville, a merchant captain with the French East India Company. Some details are from the diary of the French Navy officer Théobald René, Comte de Kergariou-Locmaria, who explored the region in 1785.
Carte des Isles de la Sonde et du Détroit de Malaca
1791
Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
Map based on the expeditions of Jean-François de Surville, a merchant captain with the French East India Company. Some details are from the diary of the French Navy officer Théobald René, Comte de Kergariou-Locmaria, who explored the region in 1785.
Carte des Isles de la Sonde et du Détroit de Malaca
1791
Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
Map based on the expeditions of Jean-François de Surville, a merchant captain with the French East India Company. Some details are from the diary of the French Navy officer Théobald René, Comte de Kergariou-Locmaria, who explored the region in 1785.
Asie
c.1790
Brunei, East Timor, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This map of Asia features four different scales: French, Russian, Turkish and Chinese. Each country had their own measuring system, so this was not uncommon at the time.
- Malaysia152
- Vietnam149
- Cambodia146
- Thailand146
- Indonesia145
- Myanmar139
- Singapore136
- Brunei132
- Philippines132
- Laos129
- East Timor114
- Southeast Asia111
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- Sumatra139
- Borneo126
- Java117
- Sunda Islands113
- Malay Peninsula112
- Sulawesi105
- Maluku Islands101
- Isles de la Sonde83
- Western New Guinea82
- Isles Philippines71
- Royaume de Siam65
- Celebes54
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- [remove]Regional Border166
- Colonial Possessions11
- District/Administrative Border7
- National Border6
- Bellin, Jacques Nicolas15
- Delisle, Guillaume13
- Sanson, Nicolas11
- Anville, Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'9
- Boehm, Augustus Gottlob9
- Hase, Johann Matthias9
- Schley, Jacobus van der9
- Chatelain, Henri Abraham8
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- Homann Heirs14
- Alexis Hubert Jaillot9
- Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville9
- Jean Cóvens et Corneille Mortier7
- Jean Lattré5
- E. van Harrevelt & D.J. Changuion4
- R. & J. Ottens4
- Dépôt des Cartes et Plans de la Marine3
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- Paris64
- Amsterdam29
- Nuremberg12
- Brussels4
- France3
- Leiden3
- The Hague3
- Augsburg2
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