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Isles de la Sonde vers l'Orient
1683
East Timor, Indonesia, Philippines
French text on the reverse of this map of the eastern Sunda Islands describes the city of Macassar (modern Makassar) on Celebes (Sulawesi, Indonesia). Details include the city’s port, trade and crops, as well as its people and religion.
Plan d'Amboine, tel qu'il étoit en 1718 = Platte-grond van Amboina, zoo als het was in den jaare 1718
c.1746-1770
Indonesia
This colourful mid-18th century plan of the city of Amboine (Ambon, capital of Ambon Island, in the Maluku Islands, Indonesia) has a detailed legend identifying locations within the city and the surrounding mountains. The text is in French and Dutch.
Carte particuliere des isles Moluques
1750
Indonesia
A map of a small island chain off the west coast of the island of Gilolo (modern Halmahera in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia). The military forts on the islands were used by the European colonial powers during conflicts over the area’s spice trade.
Plan de la ville et forteresse de Malaca: pour servir à l'histoire generale des voyages
1750
Malaysia
This mid-18th century plan of the city of Malaca (Malacca/Melaka) focuses on the military fort (‘A Famosa [The Famous]’), but also includes two churches, a mosque and a Chinese temple. Two markets are also marked, as is the entrance to the port.
Itinéraire de Hanoi à That-khe par Lang-son (Frontière Chinoise du Kouang-Si)
1881
Vietnam
A late 19th century map depicting a route from Hanoi to That-Khe via Lang-Son (in northern Vietnam, near the border with China at Kouang-Si (Guangxi)). Two inset maps feature plans of military forts, villages, rivers and fields along the route.
- Maluku Islands5
- Amboine2
- Ambon2
- Banda Api2
- Banda Besar2
- Banda Islands2
- Banda Neira2
- Gilolo2
- Gunnanapi2
- Halmahera2
- Iles de Banda2
- Ambonia1
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- Residential Area6
- Kampong/Village3
- Public Space3
- Church2
- Hospital2
- Mosque2
- Temple2
- Military Barracks1
- Bellin, Jacques Nicolas5
- Prévost, Abbé5
- Manesson-Mallet, Allain2
- Après de Mannevillette, Jean-Baptiste d'1
- Aumoitte, A.1
- Hausermann, R.1
- Le Floch de la Carrière1
- Schley, Jacobus van der1
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