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India orientalis
c.1600-1699
Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Laos, Indonesia, Cambodia, Brunei
This 17th century map features a number of mythical lakes once thought to exist in southern China. One of these lakes (‘Chiamai Lac’) feeds three rivers—labelled ‘Menan’, ‘Manthabam’ and ‘Cosmin’—which flow south through mainland Southeast Asia.
India orien
1600
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Early 17th century map of Asia, with annotations in Latin naming the major countries, islands and cities. Maritime Southeast Asia is shown as an archipelago of many small islands. French text on the reverse describes crops and animals of the region.
Descriptio hydrographica accommodata ad battavorum navagatione in Javam insulam Indiæ Orientalis
c.1599-1628
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This map shows the route of the first Dutch expedition to Southeast Asia in 1595-7. Led by Cornelis de Houtman, it was an attempt to enter the spice trade. The route crosses east over the Indian Ocean, circles the island of Java, and returns west.
- Brunei40
- Cambodia40
- Indonesia40
- Laos40
- Malaysia40
- Philippines40
- Thailand40
- Vietnam40
- Myanmar39
- Singapore39
- Southeast Asia37
- East Timor32
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- [remove]Luconia40
- Borneo39
- Luzon39
- Sumatra39
- Java32
- Celebes26
- Sulawesi26
- Mindanao24
- Pegu24
- Malacca22
- Siam21
- Iava19
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- [remove]Longitude and Latitude40
- Scale23
- Compass Rose15
- Rhumbline Network12
- Written Note/Details10
- Jansson, Jan7
- Blaeu, Willem Janszoon6
- Hondius, Hendrik5
- Hondius, Jodocus5
- Goos, Pieter4
- Mercator, Gerhard3
- Allard, Carel2
- Thisio, Christophoro2
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- Jan Jansson3
- Pieter Goos2
- Cornelis Claesz1
- Hugo Allardt1
- Johannes Loots1
- Johannes van Keulen1
- Robert Sayer1
- Theodor de Bry1
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