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A new and accurate map of the Empire of the Great Mogul, together with India on both sides of the Ganges, and the adjacent countries

eventc.1740

location_onCambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

Notes on this map describe European colonial territories and trade with Asia, though this is concentrated around India, and mostly has not yet reached further east to ‘India extra Gangem [India beyond the Ganges]’ as Southeast Asia is labelled.

Nuove carte delle Isole di Sunda come Borneo, Sumatra e Java Grande &c.

event1740

location_onBrunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand

Based on a Dutch map of the Sunda Islands, with the text changed to Italian. Some Dutch remains e.g. a label on Borneo: ‘Beajous Afgoden dienars bewonende het middelste gedeelte vant Eilland [Beajous idolaters inhabit the middle part of the Island]’.

Nuova carta dell' India di là del Fiume Ganges overo di Malacca, Siam, Cambodia, Chiampa, Kochinchina, Laos, Pegu, Ava &c.

event1740

location_onBrunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Southeast Asia

Based on a map by Guillaume Delisle, this map of Southeast Asia shows mountains and settlements pictorially, with larger cities also coloured red. Regional borders are colour-coded, as are some internal borders on the Malay Peninsula.

India orientalis, cum adjacentibus insulis

event1740

location_onBrunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

This mid-18th century map of Asia features a drawing of religious imagery: Asian people are seen making offerings to two figures, including the Greek god Poseidon (or the Roman god Neptune), and kneeling as cherubs descend from the sky.

Nuove carte delle Isole di Sunda come Borneo, Sumatra e Java Grande &c.

eventc.1740-1784

location_onBrunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand

Based on a Dutch map of the Sunda Islands, with the text changed to Italian. Some Dutch remains e.g. a label on Borneo: ‘Beajous Afgoden dienars bewonende het middelste gedeelte vant Eilland [Beajous idolaters inhabit the middle part of the Island]’.

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