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India orientalis et insulæ adiecentes
1638
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
First published in Johann Ludwig Gottfried's ‘Newe Archontologia Cosmica’ in 1638, this map was based on a 1634 map by Willem Janszoon Blaeu. The cartouche features drawings of two men in ‘eastern’ clothing, holding septres, a sword and a shield.
Contrafactur des Scharmutz els der Hollander wider die Portigesen in dem Flus Batusabar
1607
Singapore
Maps can sometimes record a single event: this map depicts an October 1603 battle between the Dutch and Portuguese, as they fought for control of the trade routes through the Singapore Straits. The text panel recounts the story of the battle.
Descriptio hydrographica accommodata ad battavorum navagatione in Javam insulam Indiæ Orientalis
c.1599-1628
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This map shows the route of the first Dutch expedition to Southeast Asia in 1595-7. Led by Cornelis de Houtman, it was an attempt to enter the spice trade. The route crosses east over the Indian Ocean, circles the island of Java, and returns west.
Nova tabula insularum Iavae, Sumatrae, Borneonis et aliarum Mallaccam usquae
1598
Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore
Adapted by Theodore de Bry from an original by Willem Lodewycksz, this map has some inaccuracies e.g. the Malay Peninsula (‘Chersonese’) is completely bisected by the Muar River, leaving the southern tip of the peninsula as a separate island.
- Borneo3
- Java3
- Sumatra3
- Celebes2
- East Indies2
- Halmahera2
- Iava2
- Insulae Philippinae2
- Luconia2
- Luzon2
- Malacca2
- Maluku Islands2
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