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The continent and islands of Asia: with all the latest discoveries
1809
Vietnam, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Indonesia, East Timor, Cambodia, Brunei
Southeast Asia is on the last sheet of this map of Asia. The South China Sea is labelled ‘Malayan Sea’. Small islands, shoals and reefs are shown. A label in Cochin China (Vietnam) reads ‘mountains inhabited by the uncivilized people called Kemoys’.
Chart of Pulo Penang: now Prince of Wales's Island
1805
Malaysia
Map focusing on the passage between Penang Island and the mainland, with shoals and reefs marked and described, and bathymetry (sea depth) shown. There are anchor points at George Town harbour, and landmarks—hills, trees, a fort—to aid navigation.
Chart of Pulo Penang: now Prince of Wales's Island
1805
Malaysia
Map focusing on the passage between Penang Island and the mainland, with shoals and reefs marked and described, and bathymetry (sea depth) shown. There are anchor points at George Town harbour, and landmarks—hills, trees, a fort—to aid navigation.
An Spherical Chart of a part of the Archipelago of the Phillipine Islands
1804
Philippines
A hand-drawn map designed to aid navigation around the southern coast of Luzon and the islands of the central Philippines. It features side views of coastal hills and mountains (‘elevations’) to use as landmarks, as well as towns, shoals and reefs.
The Eastern Hemisphere
1801
Myanmar, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Singapore, Philippines
Published by the English cartographer John Cary (c.1754–1835), this map is marked with the routes taken from Europe to Asia by the British Royal Navy captains James Cook, John Gore, and George Vancouver, as well as the French explorer Lapérouse.
Chart of East Indian Islands exhibiting the several Passages between the Indian and Pacific Oceans
1800
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Map focusing on the passages between the islands of maritime Southeast Asia. Many 18th century routes are labelled with the ship/captain’s name and date, and there are notes on some shoals and reefs recording names, details and incidents/shipwrecks.
[Sumatra and the Strait of Malacca]
c.1800
Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia
Chart of maritime Southeast Asia, showing bathymetry (sea depth), islands, shoals, reefs, landmarks, and notes (‘Rock seen at Low Water’), all to aid navigation. A rhumbline network has been drawn on the map in pencil. Only one sheet is present.
A new chart of the eastern straits to China drawn from the best authorities
1800
Indonesia
Two maps of routes around the Flores and Banda seas—through the straits between the Lesser Sunda Islands and the Maluku Islands—towards China. Includes a rhumbline network—a web of lines to help plot routes—bathymetry (sea depth), shoals and reefs.
Chart of East Indian Islands exhibiting the several Passages between the Indian and Pacific Oceans
1800
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Map focusing on the passages between the islands of maritime Southeast Asia. Many 18th century routes are labelled with the ship/captain’s name and date, and there are notes on some shoals and reefs recording names, details and incidents/shipwrecks.
[Sumatra and the Strait of Malacca]
c.1800
Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia
Chart of maritime Southeast Asia, showing bathymetry (sea depth), islands, shoals, reefs, landmarks, and notes (‘Rock seen at Low Water’), all to aid navigation. A rhumbline network has been drawn on the map in pencil. Only one sheet is present.
A New Chart of the Eastern Straits, or the Straits to the East of Java, with a part of the Banda Sea
1798
East 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.
- Indonesia62
- Malaysia47
- Singapore31
- Philippines28
- Vietnam27
- Thailand26
- Cambodia24
- East Timor21
- Myanmar21
- Brunei19
- Laos19
- Papua New Guinea18
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- Java41
- Malay Peninsula40
- Sumatra35
- Borneo28
- South China Sea25
- Celebes22
- Sulawesi22
- Siam20
- China Sea18
- Philippine Islands15
- Java Sea14
- Western New Guinea14
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- [remove]Maritime Route89
- Bathymetry64
- Tide Data15
- Current Data14
- Walker, John8
- Arrowsmith, Aaron5
- Ross, Daniel5
- Après de Mannevillette, Jean-Baptiste d'4
- Arrowsmith, John4
- Horsburgh, James4
- Walker, Alexander3
- Walker, Charles3
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- Laurie & Whittle13
- James Horsburgh7
- A. Arrowsmith4
- Hydrographic Office, Admiralty3
- J.W. Norie & Co.3
- John Arrowsmith3
- John Cary3
- Robert Sayer3
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- London61
- Edinburgh5
- Brisbane4
- Amsterdam1
- Calcutta1
- Chicago1
- Liverpool1
- Manila1
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