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De landvoogdy van Amboina met de elf onderhoorige eylanden

event1726

location_onIndonesia

Although mainly a navigation map—with a rhumbline network and elevations of mountains—there are also many terrestrial details shown, such as settlements and mountains. The inset map of Hoeamohel details plantations and the cultivation of nut crops.

[Dutch portolan chart of the eastern Dutch East Indies]

event1700

location_onIndonesia, East Timor

This colourful hand-drawn portolan (nautical) chart was designed to aid navigation. It features a rhumbline network (the web of interconnected lines), bathymetry (sea depth), shoals and reefs, anchor points and written notes.

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