Chart of the North Coast of Java from Samarang to Batavia

infoCary, John; 1740

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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.

Details
Date
1740
Map Maker
Cary, John
Attributes

Rhumbline Network

Compass Rose

Longitude and Latitude

Insets

Elevation

Features

River

Bathymetry

Mountain/Volcano

Shoal

Reef

Library Catalogue

Title
Chart of the North Coast of Java from Samarang to Batavia engraved from a survey made by order of the Dutch East India Company COLLBN Port 56 N 95
Author/creator
Cary, John
Country
Netherlands
Date issued
2020
Language
English
Extent
1 scan.
Note
South-up map orientation.
Subject (geographic)
Jawa Barat (province)
Published
1740
Shelfmark
COLLBN Port 56 N 95
Persistent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:2013450

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