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Kaart van Nederlandsch-Indie

event1893

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

Shipping routes are the focus of this map of the Dutch East Indies, indicated by red lines labelled with the name of the shipping company and the destinations. Parcel shipping routes are also shown. Inset maps feature railway lines too.

Land- en zeekaart der Banda-eilanden

event1871

location_onIndonesia

Two maps of the Banda Islands—one of the whole group; the other focusing on the larger islands only—with an elaborate cartouche illustrated with six views of the islands. There is also a drawing of the volcano on Goenong Api (Banda Api).

A New Chart of the Eastern Straits, or the Straits to the East of Java, with a part of the Banda Sea

event1798

location_onEast Timor, Indonesia

A late 18th century maritime navigation map of the straits east of Java, with drawings of the elevations of the straits. The map is also marked with routes of explorers, including the return of Captain Cook’s HMS Endeavour from Australia in 1770.

Insvlarvm Bandanensivm: novißima delineatio

eventc.1680-1709

location_onIndonesia

A navigation map of the Banda Islands marked with bathymetry (sea depth), shoals and anchor points. On the island of Goenonghapy (Banda Api), a volcano erupts (‘api’ means ‘fire’ in Indonesian), and there is a military fort (‘Campa Nga’) on Nera.

Carta particolare dell' Isole Celebes è Giliolo parte Austrle. è di Buttō, Batuliar, Timor, Seram, Banda, è Amboina è aItre Isolete

event1646

location_onIndonesia, East Timor

This mid-17th century Italian map shows the eastern islands of maritime Southeast Asia. Text on the map refers to winds (‘Venti’), currents (‘Corrente’) and air temperature (‘L'Aria è Calda e Humida [The air is hot and humid]’).

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