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Exactissima Asiae delineatio, in praecipuas regiones, ceterasq partes divisa
1705
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
The illustration on this map highlights the wealth of the Asian trade routes, with merchants wearing colourful and elaborate robes presenting valuable treasures to a royal figure. A monkey, tortoise and camel emphasise the 'exoticism' of Asia.
Nova tabvla India Orientalis
c.1702-1705
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
An early 18th century map of the Indian Ocean, illustrated with a drawing of Asian merchants riding an elephant and using a camel to transport their goods. Other men use bows and arrows to hunt ostriches. Ships are also shown sailing on the ocean.
Asiæ pars Avstralis. Insulæ indicae cvm svis naturæ dotibvs
c.1702-1710
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This early 17th century map of Southeast Asia is beautifully decorated with images of wild animals, including camels, a rhinoceros and various birds and fish. There is also a large decorative compass rose.
Insvlæ Indicæ cvm terris circvmvicinis
c.1702-1710
Vietnam, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Indonesia, East Timor, Cambodia, Brunei
The cartouche on this colourful early 18th century map of Southeast Asia is decorated with a wreath, pearls, textiles and an exotic bird. The scale is in German, Spanish, French, Italian and English miles.
Delineatio Indiæ orientalis: quae lumen dabit huic itinerario et historiis
1700
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This map of India and Southeast Asia—or ‘Indiae Orientalis [East Indies]’ as it was called at the time—was published in a book documenting the travels of the German scholar and geographer Adam Olearius (1599–1671).
Hodiernæ Asiæ tabula
1700
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, East Timor, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
The Latin title of this map translates as ‘Map of Today's Asia’, and reflects the knowledge of the region in the very early 18th century. Although lacking detail in Southeast Asia, the map does show the major islands and some cities.
Indiae orientalis, nec non insularum adiacentium
1698
Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Laos, Indonesia, East Timor, Cambodia, Brunei
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.
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.
Accuratissima totius Asiæ tabula: In omnes partes divisa
c.1689-1702
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
A detailed late 17th century map of Asia, showing ancient kingdoms and the place names of important settlements. The cartouche features a drawing of Asian traders selling their goods, while a camel, monkey and two birds look on.
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.
- Indonesia99
- Malaysia86
- Myanmar80
- Singapore80
- Cambodia78
- Thailand78
- Vietnam78
- Laos76
- Southeast Asia71
- Brunei68
- Philippines67
- East Timor58
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- Sumatra77
- Borneo73
- Java69
- Malay Peninsula52
- Sulawesi49
- Celebes44
- Pegu44
- Malacca43
- East Indies36
- Western New Guinea36
- Maluku Islands32
- Nova Guinea29
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- Ptolemy16
- Hondius, Jodocus14
- Mercator, Gerhard13
- Jansson, Jan10
- Blaeu, Willem Janszoon8
- Ortelius, Abraham8
- Hondius, Hendrik6
- Pontanus, Johannes Isacius6
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- Cornelis Claesz3
- Gaspard Trechsel3
- Hendrik Hondius3
- Peter Schenk3
- G. Mercator Junior2
- Gerard Valck2
- Homann Heirs2
- Jacques Desbordes2
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- Amsterdam57
- Antwerp6
- Basel5
- Frankfurt5
- Nuremberg5
- Venice5
- Cologne3
- Rome3
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