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Insulae Iavae Pars Occidentalis / Insulae Iavae Pars Orientalis
c.1720
Indonesia
A map of Java with mountains, jungles, animals and crops. Bathymetry (sea depth) is marked, including on an inset map of Batavia harbour. Illustrations include Batavia Castle, and a lion—representing Belgium—receiving tribute and enslaving locals.
Insulae Iavae pars Occidentalis
c.1710-1719
Indonesia
A map of Java with mountains, jungles, animals and crops. Bathymetry (sea depth) is marked, including on an inset map of Batavia harbour. Illustrations include Batavia Castle, and a lion—representing Belgium—receiving tribute and enslaving locals.
Insvlarvm Bandanensivm: novißima delineatio
c.1680-1709
Indonesia
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.
Mar di India
1644
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This mid-17th century map of Southeast Asia is from Isaac Commelin’s book describing the voyages of the Dutch East India Company ‘Begin ende voortgangh…’. There is an inset map of the island of Botton (Buton Island, southeast of Celebes (Sulawesi)).
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.
- Indonesia35
- Malaysia10
- Singapore9
- Papua New Guinea7
- East Timor4
- Vietnam4
- Brunei2
- Cambodia2
- Laos2
- Myanmar2
- Philippines2
- Southeast Asia2
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- Java23
- Sumatra22
- Dutch East Indies15
- Batavia14
- Jakarta13
- Java Sea12
- Malay Peninsula10
- Indian Ocean8
- Madura8
- Sunda Strait8
- Iavaansche Zee7
- Insulae Iavae7
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- Military Fort23
- Kampong/Village17
- Church11
- Cemetery/Columbarium5
- Military Barracks5
- Hospital4
- Public Space4
- Residential Area3
- Communal Land/Property2
- Court of Law1
- Jail/Prison1
- Missionary Building1
- Mosque1
- Police Station1
- more Settlement Features »
- [remove]Bathymetry45
- Maritime Route22
- Tide Data8
- Current Data2
- [remove]Jungle/Wooded Area45
- Mountain/Volcano35
- Wetlands21
- Wild Animals8
- Mangrove7
- Keyser, Jacob5
- Reland, Adriaan5
- Valentyn, François4
- Berghaus, Heinrich Karl Wilhelm3
- Bootsgezel, J.J.3
- Jättnig, Wilhelm3
- Raffles, Sir Thomas Stamford3
- Tromp, J.3
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- Gerard van Keulen6
- Gerard onder de Linden4
- Justus Perthes4
- Intelligence Division, War Office3
- Johannes van Braam3
- Surveyor General's Office, Brisbane3
- A. Arrowsmith2
- Black, Parbury & Allen2
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- Amsterdam15
- London7
- Batavia5
- The Hague5
- Brisbane4
- Gotha4
- Dordrecht2
- Banda1
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