Map of Java divided into three provinces: West Java, Central Java and East Java. Major settlements and islands are named. Mountains are represented by hachures, short lines/dashes that give a sense of the shape and steepness of terrain.
Java 1848
event1848
location_onIndonesia
Map of Java divided into three provinces: West Java, Central Java and East Java. Major settlements and islands are named. Mountains are represented by hachures, short lines/dashes that give a sense of the shape and steepness of terrain.
[Portolan chart of the Java Sea]
event1701
location_onMalaysia, Indonesia
Hand-drawn portolan (nautical) chart, featuring a rhumbline network (the web of interconnected lines), bathymetry (sea depth), shoals and reefs, and names of coastal settlements, all to aid navigation. With a colourful compass rose.
