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Sumatra ein grosse Insel: so von den alten Geographen Taprobana genennet worden
c.1588-1628
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand
A map of Sumatra featuring villages, mountains and rivers; text describing the island; and a drawing of a man riding an elephant. The title uses the name ‘Taprobana’ for Sumatra, stating it was a name used by ‘ancient geographers [alten geographen]’.
Sumatra ein grosse Insel: so von den alten Geographen Taprobana genennet worden
c.1588-1628
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand
A map of Sumatra featuring villages, mountains and rivers; text describing the island; and a drawing of a man riding an elephant. The title uses the name ‘Taprobana’ for Sumatra, stating it was a name used by ‘ancient geographers [alten geographen]’.
[Zuid-Chinese Zee]
1686
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam
Early navigation map of the South China Sea. The web of lines is a rhumbline network, while the numbers indicate sea depth (bathymetry), both used to aid navigation. A route around the Gulf of Thailand is marked with text and the dates 1643 and 1644.
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.
Algemeene kaart van Nederlandsch Oostindie
c.1839-1855
East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
This map of the Dutch East Indies is spread over eight sheets, with a hand-drawn cover sheet showing the whole area. There are numerous inset maps of islands, bays, cities etc. Two of the inset maps have a replacement map pasted over them.
S.E. Peninsula and Malaysia
1849
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
The colonial possessions of Britain, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal and Denmark are shown on this mid-19th century map of Southeast Asia. There are inset maps of Penang Island and Singapore, and text describing the region’s colonial history.
Malay Archipelago, or East India Islands
1851
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This mid-19th century map of Southeast Asia is illustrated with drawings of indigenous people from New Guinea, a ‘bee bear’ (probably a sun bear), a sailboat in front of Victoria Mount in New Guinea, and a village and palm trees in Sarawak, Borneo.
- Malaysia24
- Indonesia16
- Singapore15
- Thailand9
- Brunei7
- Cambodia6
- East Timor6
- Myanmar6
- Vietnam6
- Laos5
- Philippines4
- Southeast Asia4
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- [remove]Malay Peninsula25
- Sumatra14
- South China Sea12
- Borneo10
- Java9
- Java Sea7
- Siam7
- Celebes6
- Gulf of Thailand6
- Sulawesi6
- Penang5
- Province Wellesley5
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- [remove]Kampong/Village25
- Residential Area11
- Military Fort10
- Hospital7
- Police Station7
- Church6
- Cemetery/Columbarium5
- Jail/Prison5
- Public Space5
- Military Barracks3
- Communal Land/Property2
- Mosque2
- Court of Law1
- Palace1
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- Derfelden van Hinderstein, Gijsbert Franco von3
- Laborde, M. de3
- Lake, H.2
- Lefroy, G.A.2
- Münster, Sebastian2
- Azeem, Mohomed1
- Bartholomew, John1
- Blaeu, Joan1
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- Royal Geographical Society3
- Stanford's Geographical Establishment3
- Intelligence Branch, War Office2
- Edinburgh Geographical Institute1
- F.S. Weller1
- Gebroeders van Cleef1
- Intelligence Division, War Office1
- J. & F. Tallis1
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- London4
- France3
- The Hague3
- Basel2
- Edinburgh2
- Calcutta1
- Dehradun1
- Glasgow1
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