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India tercera nvova tavola
1561
Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei
This mid-16th century map of Southeast Asia shows some inaccuracies, especially in the shape of the Malay Peninsula and the islands meant to represent Sumatra (labelled ‘Camatra’), Java (‘Iava Mazor’) and Borneo (‘Iava Menor’). Latin text on reverse.
Tabvla Asiae XI
1561
Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Southeast Asia
Mid-16th century map by Girolamo Ruscelli, based on the work of 2nd century geographer Ptolemy. It is difficult to pinpoint exact locations, but the Malay Peninsula is recognisable. Italian text on the reverse describes the region.
India extrema, XIX nova tabvla
1540
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This 1540 map by the German cartographer Sebastian Münster (1488–1552) was based on the work of the 2nd century geographer Ptolemy. On the reverse, there is Latin text giving details of the area, including crops grown.
- Indonesia56
- Malaysia33
- Singapore33
- Cambodia32
- Laos32
- Thailand32
- Vietnam32
- Brunei31
- Myanmar31
- Philippines30
- Southeast Asia29
- East Timor27
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- Java42
- Sumatra40
- Borneo31
- Malay Peninsula24
- Maluku Islands24
- Pegu21
- Sulawesi21
- Celebes20
- Malacca18
- Western New Guinea18
- Batavia14
- East Indies14
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- [remove]Crops56
- Plantation/Forestry Area41
- Mining27
- Domesticated Animals23
- Fishing5
- [remove]Wild Animals56
- Mountain/Volcano34
- Jungle/Wooded Area23
- Wetlands6
- Bowen, Emanuel7
- Ortelius, Abraham7
- Keyser, Jacob5
- Reland, Adriaan5
- Bachiene, Willem Albert4
- Hondius, Jodocus4
- Mercator, Gerhard4
- Ptolemy4
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- Gerard van Keulen6
- François L'Honoré & Compagnie2
- Gielis Coppens van Diest2
- Hendrik Hondius2
- Herman Moll2
- Homann Heirs2
- John King2
- Cornelis Claesz1
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- Amsterdam22
- London6
- Antwerp5
- Venice5
- Basel2
- Middelburg1
- Nuremberg1
- Nürburg1
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