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Partie de la nouvelle Grande Cartes des Indes Orientales, contenant les Isles Maldives, Ceylan, Malacca, Sumatra &c.

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location_onIndonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand

Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula feature on this map of the Indian Ocean. Enganno Island, west of southern Sumatra, has a label that translates as ‘inhabited by very pernicious savages’. An inset map depicts the Madura Strait between Java and Madura.

Belgii pars septentrionalis communi nomine vulgo Hollandia nuncupata continens statum potentissimae Batavorum Reipublicae septimas seu Provincias Foederatas

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

An 18th century map of the Netherlands, with an inset map of Southeast Asia highlighting the trade of the Dutch and their colonies. Within the inset is a drawing of the port of Batavia (Jakarta) with sailing ships in the harbour and mountains behind.

L'Asie dressée sur les observations de l'Academie Royale des Sciences, et quelques autres, et sur les memoires les plus recens

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

This early 18th century map of Asia features a note stating that there are new features on this map not seen on previous maps, and that this is not a mistake. The cartouche features a column of Asian people riding on horses and camels.

't Groodt Timoor

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location_onEast Timor, Indonesia

Map of Timor with Dutch and Portuguese flags marking military forts. Details are represented pictorially e.g. villages by small houses, forests by trees. There are extensive handwritten annotations, with some text translated from Dutch to French.

Carte des Indes et de la Chine

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

The regional borders of early 18th century Southeast Asia are shown on this map. Mountains are shown pictorially, and larger settlements are marked with a building symbol. Southern Borneo is labelled ‘Pays des Mahometans [Land of the Muslims]’.

Asia

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

Unusually, on this map of Asia, the place name Campa is used to label a large part of mainland Southeast Asia. In fact, Campa (more often Champa) was a smaller kingdom on the southeast coast of the mainland (part of modern Vietnam).

L'Asie divisée en ses principales regions, et ou se peuvent voir l'estendue des Empires, Monarchies, Royaumes, et Estats qui partagent présentement l'Asie

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

This map shows the empires, kingdoms and states of Southeast Asia. Its decorative cartouche features drawings of two women—one with a cornucopia and one with a censer (incense burner)—elephant heads, and a French coat of arms. Nine scales are shown.

L'Asie: Suivant les nouvelles decouvertes sur les observation de Mrs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences

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

Map of Asia based on new discoveries and observations of members of the French Academy of Sciences. On mainland Southeast Asia, many royal kingdoms are shown. New Guinea is labelled ‘Le Nou[velle] Zeelande’.

Asia accuratissime descripta

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

This colourful map of Asia has an elaborate cartouche decorated with Asian merchants and their goods, including a censer (incense burner), jewels and fruits. They are surrounded by Asian animals, a man riding a camel, and two Japanese samurai.

Asia accuratissime descripta

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

This colourful map of Asia has an elaborate cartouche decorated with Asian merchants and their goods, including a censer (incense burner), jewels and fruits. They are surrounded by Asian animals, a man riding a camel, and two Japanese samurai.

Exactissima Asiae delineatio, in praecipuas regiones, ceterasq partes divisa

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

The illustration on this map highlights the wealth of the Asian trade routes, with merchants wearing elaborate robes presenting valuable treasures to a royal figure. A monkey, tortoise and camel emphasise the 'exoticism' of Asia.

Insulæ Iavæ cum parte insularum Borneo Sumatræ, et circumjacentium insularum novissima delineatio

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location_onIndonesia

A map of the Java Sea between Java, Sumatra and Borneo. The web of lines is a rhumbline network, used to aid navigation. The cartouche and scale are decorated with paintings of Asian people and mythical creatures including cherubs.

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