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This late 18th century map of Southeast Asia is by the Dutch cartographer Henri Abraham Chatelain (1648–1743). As often found on maps of this time, larger settlements are represented by drawings of small groups of buildings.

Map of Asia with notes on the history of the region. Some place names are unusual: Sumatra = ‘Chersonese’, Philippines = ‘Iles Sabadibes’, Maluku Islands = ‘Iles Barusses’, Sunda Islands = ‘Iles Sindes’, Malay Peninsula = ‘Dorée’, Borneo = ‘Sinde I’.

Map showing the kingdoms, states and nations of Asia. They are listed—along with major cities and rivers—in an extensive key. Each location has a two letter code that identifies its location on the map (uppercase is longitude; lowercase is latitude).

Map of Asia with notes on the history of the region. Some place names are unusual: Sumatra = ‘Chersonese’, Philippines = ‘Iles Sabadibes’, Maluku Islands = ‘Iles Barusses’, Sunda Islands = ‘Iles Sindes’, Malay Peninsula = ‘Dorée’, Borneo = ‘Sinde I’.

Map showing the kingdoms, states and nations of Asia. They are listed—along with major cities and rivers—in an extensive key. Each location has a two letter code that identifies its location on the map (uppercase is longitude; lowercase is latitude).

Text on this map notes that Sumatra is divided into two equal parts by the Equator, so that the days and nights are always the same length. It also notes that Java is ruled by the Dutch, though the Mataram Sultanate in central Java is also mentioned.