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L'Asie divisée en ses principales regions, et ou se peuvent voir l'estendue des Empires, Monarchies, Royaumes, et Estats qui partagent présentement l'Asie
c.1700
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This map shows the empires, kingdoms and states of Southeast Asia. Its decorative cartouche features drawings of two women—one with a cornucopia and one with a censer (incense burner)—elephant heads, and a French coat of arms. Nine scales are shown.
Insulæ Iavæ cum parte insularum Borneo Sumatræ, et circumjacentium insularum novissima delineatio
c.1700
Indonesia
A map of the Java Sea between Java, Sumatra and Borneo. The web of lines is a rhumbline network, used to aid navigation. The cartouche and scale are decorated with paintings of Asian people and mythical creatures including cherubs.
Insularum Indiæ orientalis nova descriptio
c.1700
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
The outline of the island of New Guinea is very vague on this early 17th century map of Southeast Asia. The cartouche is decorated with two figures of Asian warriors: one holds a spear, the other a sword. There are also drawings of mermaids.
L'Asie divisée en ses principales regions, et ou se peuvent voir l'estendue des Empires, Monarchies, Royaumes, et Estats qui partagent présentement l'Asie
c.1700
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This map shows the empires, kingdoms and states of Southeast Asia. Its decorative cartouche features drawings of two women—one with a cornucopia and one with a censer (incense burner)—elephant heads, and a French coat of arms. Nine scales are shown.
Insulæ Iavæ cum parte insularum Borneo Sumatræ, et circumjacentium insularum novissima delineatio
c.1700
Indonesia
A map of the Java Sea between Java, Sumatra and Borneo. The web of lines is a rhumbline network, used to aid navigation. The cartouche and scale are decorated with paintings of Asian people and mythical creatures including cherubs.
Insularum Indiæ orientalis nova descriptio
c.1700
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
The outline of the island of New Guinea is very vague on this early 17th century map of Southeast Asia. The cartouche is decorated with two figures of Asian warriors: one holds a spear, the other a sword. There are also drawings of mermaids.
L'Asie diuisée en ses Empires, Royaumes, et Estats = Asia divisa in Imperia, Regna & Status
1694
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This map shows the empires, kingdoms and states of Southeast Asia. Its decorative cartouche features drawings of two women—one with a cornucopia and one with a censer (incense burner)—elephant heads, and a French coat of arms. Nine scales are shown.
L'Asie diuisée en ses Empires, Royaumes, et Estats = Asia divisa in Imperia, Regna & Status
1694
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This map shows the empires, kingdoms and states of Southeast Asia. Its decorative cartouche features drawings of two women—one with a cornucopia and one with a censer (incense burner)—elephant heads, and a French coat of arms. Nine scales are shown.
Insulæ Indiæ orientalis
1690
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
The southern coast of Java ('Iava Maior') on this map is represented by a dotted line, indicating that the exact coastline was unknown at this time. Italian text on the reverse describes the Maluku Islands including Ambon, Banda and Ternate.
Indiæ Orientalis nec non Insularum Adiacentium Nova Descriptio
1689
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
The cartouche on this map of Asia is decorated with a colourful depiction of a European man negotiating with an Asian merchant to buy an assortment of Asian goods, including jewellery, porcelain vessels and figurines, and textiles.
Indiæ Orientalis nec non Insularum Adiacentium Nova Descriptio
1685
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
The cartouche on this map of Asia is decorated with a colourful painting illustrating the region’s commerce, with Asian merchants displaying an assortment of goods, including jewellery, porcelain vessels and figurines, textiles and exotic animals.
- Indonesia68
- Malaysia64
- Singapore62
- Brunei61
- Cambodia61
- East Timor61
- Laos61
- Myanmar61
- Philippines61
- Southeast Asia61
- Thailand61
- Vietnam61
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- [remove]Borneo68
- [remove]Java68
- Sumatra68
- Sulawesi59
- Malay Peninsula54
- Celebes52
- Malacca48
- Pegu41
- Western New Guinea34
- Iava30
- Siam30
- Insulae Philippinae29
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- [remove]Reef68
- Shoal68
- Wit, Frederik de10
- Mercator, Gerhard7
- Blaeu, Willem Janszoon6
- Hondius, Jodocus6
- Linschoten, Jan Huygen van6
- Hondius, Hendrik4
- Jansson, Jan4
- Allard, Carel3
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- Joannes Lhuilier6
- Jean Cóvens et Corneille Mortier5
- Gerard Valck4
- Hendrik Hondius4
- Peter Schenk4
- Jan Jansson3
- Alexis Hubert Jaillot2
- Carel Allard2
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- Amsterdam37
- Dordrecht2
- Frankfurt2
- Leiden2
- Paris2
- Augsburg1
- London1
- Nuremberg1
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