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Indes orientalles ou du Gange
1643
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
Four long rivers flow south through mainland Southeast Asia on this map: the ‘Menan’, ‘Manthabam’ and ‘Cosmin’ originate at a mythical lake (‘Chiamai Lac’) in southern China, while the ‘Mecon’ (Mekong) flows from the hills of Cochinchina (Vietnam).
Asie
1650
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
A mid-17th century map of Asia, showing mainland Southeast Asia divided into regions such as Cochinchine, Chiampa and Tunquin (Vietnam), Sian (Thailand), Pegu, Martaban and Arracan (Myanmar), and Camboge (Cambodia).
L'Asie
1652
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
On this late 17th century map of Asia by the French cartographer Nicolas Sanson, mainland Southeast Asia is labelled ‘PresquIsle de la le Gange [Peninsula of the Ganges]’.
L'Asie
1652
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
On this late 17th century map of Asia by the French cartographer Nicolas Sanson, mainland Southeast Asia is labelled ‘PresquIsle de la le Gange [Peninsula of the Ganges]’.
Les Isles de la Sonde: entre lesquelles sont Sumatra, Java, Borneo &c.
1652
Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
This mid-17th century map of the Sunda Isles (‘Isles de la Sonde’) includes the Malay Peninsula in addition to Sumatra, Java and Borneo. Mountain ranges and jungles are shown pictorially, and the islands and coasts feature shoals and reefs.
Partie de l'Inde au delà du Gange / Presqu'isle de l'Inde au delà du Gange
1652
Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
These two mid-17th century maps cover mainland Southeast Asia, divided into kingdoms by coloured borders. Settlements and rivers are named, with the larger settlements marked pictorially with a red building symbol.
[Map of the East Indies]
1666
Vietnam, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Indonesia, East Timor, Cambodia, Brunei
This mid-17th century map of Southeast Asia has a maritime focus, with shoals and reefs, and the coastal areas marked in great detail, while the interiors remain mostly blank. The Great Wall of China can be seen at the top of the map.
Isles de la Sonde vers l'Occident
1683
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
This late 17th century map of the western Sunda Islands—Sumatra, Java and Borneo—is decorated with a colourful cartouche probably featuring the Greek god Poseidon and his wife Amphitrite. Cherubs play trumpets and ride on sea monsters.
- Indonesia105
- Malaysia90
- Thailand83
- Myanmar80
- Cambodia73
- Singapore73
- Vietnam70
- Brunei68
- Philippines63
- Laos61
- East Timor58
- Southeast Asia53
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- Sumatra87
- Malay Peninsula68
- Borneo67
- Java63
- Maluku Islands55
- Sunda Islands55
- Sulawesi52
- Isles de la Sonde51
- Royaume de Siam39
- Isles Philippines37
- Western New Guinea37
- Celebes34
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- Bellin, Jacques Nicolas17
- Après de Mannevillette, Jean-Baptiste d'15
- Prévost, Abbé12
- Anville, Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'9
- Bonne, Rigobert7
- Lattré, Jean7
- Delahaye, Guillaume-Nicholas6
- Sanson, Nicolas6
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- Chez Demonville17
- Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville9
- Alexis Hubert Jaillot6
- Jean Lattré6
- Denys Thierry4
- Dépôt des Cartes et Plans de la Marine4
- Vicomte Grenier4
- Guillaume Delisle3
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- [remove]Paris126