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[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.
Insulae Iavae Pars Occidentalis / Insulae Iavae Pars Orientalis
c.1720
Indonesia
A map of Java with mountains, jungles, animals and crops. Bathymetry (sea depth) is marked, including on an inset map of Batavia harbour. Illustrations include Batavia Castle, and a lion—representing Belgium—receiving tribute and enslaving locals.
Nieuwe en zeer naaukeurige kaart van t eyland Java Major of Groot Java: verdeeld in seven byzondere bestekken
c.1726
Indonesia
On this beautifully illustrated and detailed map of Java, mountains, trees, fields of crops and settlements are shown pictorially. The coasts are marked with shoals, reefs, bathymetry (sea depth, in figures) and anchor points.
Nieuwe en zeer naaukeurige kaart van t eyland Java Major of Groot Java: verdeeld in seven byzondere bestekken
c.1726
Indonesia
On this beautifully illustrated and detailed map of Java, mountains, trees, fields of crops and settlements are shown pictorially. The coasts are marked with shoals, reefs, bathymetry (sea depth, in figures) and anchor points.
Chart of the North Coast of Java from Samarang to Batavia
1740
Indonesia
This map uses a variety of methods to aid navigation, including a rhumbline network (a web of lines to help plot routes). The numbers on the sea surface indicate depth (bathymetry), and the drawings of mountains (elevations) were used as landmarks.
Royaume de Siam, avec les Royaumes qui luy sont Tributaires, et les Isles de Sumatra, Andemaon etc.
1742
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Map marking the routes through maritime Southeast Asia of two delegations: a French delegation from Brest, France to Siam in 1685; and a Siamese delegation from Siam to Brest in 1686. A note next to Aceh records a sea battle against Portugal in 1616.
Chart of the China Sea
1746
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam
This map features eight expedition routes across the South China Sea from 1752 to 1763. The web of lines is a rhumbline network, and bathymetry (sea depth) is marked. The place names are in French, but with an English title and notes.
- [remove]Leiden University Libraries157
- Filter from 1650 to 1899
- Dutch East Indies75
- Sumatra60
- Java54
- Malay Peninsula33
- South China Sea28
- Batavia27
- Jakarta27
- Borneo25
- Java Sea25
- Strait of Malacca21
- Sunda Strait21
- Celebes19
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- Military Fort34
- Kampong/Village33
- Military Barracks13
- Church10
- Cemetery/Columbarium6
- Hospital6
- Residential Area5
- Palace3
- Post Office3
- Public Space3
- Temple3
- Jail/Prison2
- Mosque2
- Communal Land/Property1
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- [remove]Bathymetry157
- Maritime Route120
- Tide Data41
- Current Data11
- Après de Mannevillette, Jean-Baptiste d'20
- Berghaus, Heinrich Karl Wilhelm7
- Jättnig, Wilhelm5
- Keyser, Jacob5
- Reland, Adriaan5
- Arrowsmith, Aaron4
- Delahaye, Guillaume-Nicolas4
- Ross, Daniel4
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- Ministerie van Marine, Afdeeling Hydrographie37
- Roeloffzen en Hübner29
- Chez Demonville16
- Hydrographische Bureau12
- Gerard van Keulen7
- Justus Perthes7
- A.J. Jopp6
- A. Arrowsmith4
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- Amsterdam44
- The Hague42
- Paris19
- Batavia18
- London17
- Gotha7
- France5
- Brussels4
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