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Algemeene kaart van Nederlandsch Oostindie
c.1839-1855
East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
This map of the Dutch East Indies is spread over eight sheets, with a hand-drawn cover sheet showing the whole area. There are numerous inset maps of islands, bays, cities etc. Two of the inset maps have a replacement map pasted over them.
Carte particuliere des isles Moluques
1750
Indonesia
A map of a small island chain off the west coast of the island of Gilolo (modern Halmahera in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia). The military forts on the islands were used by the European colonial powers during conflicts over the area’s spice trade.
Les Îles Moluques, tres exactement representées selon les plus nouvelles Observations des meilleurs Geographes
c.1714-1729
Indonesia
A map of a small island chain off the west coast of the island of Gilola (modern Halmahera in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia). The military forts on the islands were used by the European colonial powers during conflicts over the area’s spice trade.
Insulæ Indiæ orientalis
1690
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
The southern coast of Java ('Iava Maior') on this map is represented by a dotted line, indicating that the exact coastline was unknown at this time. Italian text on the reverse describes the Maluku Islands including Ambon, Banda and Ternate.
Les isles des Indes orientalles
1643
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
French text on the right of this map notes that the ‘Molucques’—an important region for the spice trade—were near the island of Gilolo (modern Halmahera) and names them as Ternate, Tindor (Tidore), Mutir (Moti), Machiam (Makian) and Bachian (Bacan).
Molvccae insvlae celeberrimae
c.1640-1655
Indonesia
This small island chain off the west coast of Gilolo (Halmahera in the Maluku Islands, Indonesia), was an important area for the spice trade. Latin text on the reverse describes the trade/islands. North is located to the right, rather than the top.
- Indonesia15
- East Timor8
- Malaysia7
- Singapore7
- Brunei5
- Cambodia5
- Laos5
- Philippines5
- Southeast Asia5
- Thailand5
- Vietnam5
- Myanmar4
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- [remove]Ternate15
- Maluku Islands14
- Tidore11
- Halmahera10
- Makian10
- Moti10
- Bacan9
- Bachian9
- Borneo7
- Celebes6
- Java6
- Machian6
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- [remove]Scale15
- Longitude and Latitude14
- Compass Rose11
- Written Note/Details10
- Rhumbline Network4
- Contour Lines/Elevation3
- Mercator, Gerhard3
- Derfelden van Hinderstein, Gijsbert Franco von2
- Hondius, Jodocus2
- Jansson, Jan2
- Beckit, Robert1
- Bellin, Jacques Nicolas1
- Blaeu, Joan1
- Blaeu, Willem Janszoon1
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