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Océan Indien

event1889

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A nautical chart of the Indian Ocean showing bathymetry (sea depth), including in great detail around the seas and straits of Southeast Asia.

Les Isles de la Sonde, Moluques, Philippines, Carolines, et Mariannes

event1795

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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).

Second part of a map of Asia: containing China, part of Tartary, and India beyond the Ganges, with the isles of Sunda, Phillipiines, Moluccas and Japon

event1791

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Although the title is in English, all the other text on this map of Southeast Asia is in French (and versions with French titles were also produced). Hand-coloured regional borders, rivers and settlements are featured.

Asie

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location_onBrunei, 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.

Asie

eventc.1790

location_onBrunei, 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.

Les Indes orientales et leur archipel

event1785

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A piece of paper printed with a list of the various regions of Asia, including the regions of Southeast Asia, has been adhered to the right-hand side of this late 18th century map of Asia.

Les Indes orientales et leur archipel: aßujetties aux observations astronomiqes.

event1780

location_onBrunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

This map of Asia has coloured borders around mainland Southeast Asia, the Philippines, the Sunda Islands (‘Isles de la Sonde’) and the Maluku Islands (‘Isles Moluques’). The cartouche features a drawing of a sailing ship and boxes of goods.

Les Isles Philippines, celle de Formose, le sud de la Chine, les Royaumes de Tunkin, de Cochinchine, de Cambodge, de Siam, des Laos: avec partie de ceux de Pegu et d'Ava

event1780

location_onIndonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam

Coloured borders on this map show the kingdoms of mainland Southeast Asia and the Philippines. Arrows marked on the sea to the west of the Philippines indicate wind direction during the monsoon seasons (with the months marked in French).

L'Asie divisée en ses Empires et Royaumes

event1778

location_onBrunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

This map shows the empires and kingdoms of Southeast Asia. Its decorative cartouche features drawings of plants, a camel, a vase, and the heads of children blowing to represent wind. An inset shows tall buildings, possibly Asian temples.

Asie pour La Géographie Comparée: Seconde partie

event1778

location_onBrunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

On this map of Asia, New Guinea is shown as two separate islands—the western part as ‘Isle de Papous’ and the eastern part as ‘Nouvelle Guinée’—showing that in the 1770s the details of the region were uncertain.

L'Asie divisée en ses Empires et Royaumes

event1778

location_onBrunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

This map shows the empires and kingdoms of Southeast Asia. Its decorative cartouche features drawings of plants, a camel, a vase, and the heads of children blowing to represent wind. An inset shows tall buildings, possibly Asian temples.

Asie pour La Géographie Comparée: Seconde partie

event1778

location_onBrunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

On this map of Asia, New Guinea is shown as two separate islands—the western part as ‘Isle de Papous’ and the eastern part as ‘Nouvelle Guinée’—showing that in the 1770s the details of the region were uncertain.

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