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This map shows part of the Moolenvliet canal (now known as Batang Hari) that passes through the centre of Batavia (Jakarta). The Dutch colonial authorities originally dug the canal in the 17th century by diverting part of the Ciliwung river.

These pages are probably from ‘Newe Welt und Americanische Historien’ by Johann Gottfried. There are maps of Pulau Makian (‘Ins. Macjan’) and Pulau Bacan (Ins. Bacjan) in the Maluku Islands, and a plan of a fort on Makian.