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[Dutch Portolan chart of the Java Sea]
c.1700
Indonesia
Hand-drawn portolan (nautical) chart, featuring a rhumbline network (the web of interconnected lines), bathymetry (sea depth), shoals and reefs, elevations (side views of landmark mountains), and names of coastal settlements, all to aid navigation.
Descriptio hydrographica accommodata ad battavorum navagatione in Javam insulam Indiæ Orientalis
1601
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This map shows the route of the first Dutch expedition to Southeast Asia in 1595-7. Led by Cornelis de Houtman, it was an attempt to enter the spice trade. The route crosses east over the Indian Ocean, circles the island of Java, and returns west.
Descriptio hydrographica accommodata ad battavorum navagatione in Javam insulam Indiæ Orientalis
c.1599-1628
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This map shows the route of the first Dutch expedition to Southeast Asia in 1595-7. Led by Cornelis de Houtman, it was an attempt to enter the spice trade. The route crosses east over the Indian Ocean, circles the island of Java, and returns west.
- Indonesia52
- Malaysia45
- East Timor42
- Singapore40
- Brunei37
- Philippines34
- Cambodia33
- Thailand33
- Vietnam33
- Southeast Asia32
- Myanmar30
- Laos29
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- [remove]Java52
- [remove]Sulawesi52
- Borneo50
- Celebes48
- Sumatra45
- Malay Peninsula36
- Western New Guinea32
- Maluku Islands29
- South China Sea28
- Siam23
- Java Sea20
- East Indies14
- more Detailed Location »
- Cemetery/Columbarium9
- Kampong/Village5
- Residential Area5
- Church4
- Hospital4
- Military Fort4
- Public Space4
- Communal Land/Property2
- Court of Law2
- Jail/Prison2
- Post Office2
- Military Barracks1
- Mosque1
- Palace1
- more Settlement Features »
- [remove]Maritime Route52
- Bathymetry23
- Current Data3
- Tide Data1
- Berghaus, Heinrich Karl Wilhelm5
- Arrowsmith, John4
- Jättnig, Wilhelm4
- Arrowsmith, Aaron3
- Bonne, Rigobert2
- Derfelden van Hinderstein, Gijsbert Franco von2
- Desterbecq, François2
- Dyonnet, Charles2
- more Map Maker »
- Isaak Tirion5
- Justus Perthes4
- John Arrowsmith3
- A. Arrowsmith2
- Charles Wilson2
- Chez Basset2
- Chez Binet2
- Etablissement Géographique de F. Desterbecq2
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- London15
- Amsterdam9
- Paris5
- The Hague5
- Gotha4
- Leiden3
- Batavia2
- Edinburgh2
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