Southeast Asia

Laurent Fries: Tabula noua Indiae orientalis & meridionalis.
G. Trechsel, Vienne, 1541
Handcoloured trapezoidal woodcut map of Southeast Asia. From the 1541 Vienne edition of Ptolemy's Geographia edited by M. Servetus and published by Gaspar Trechsel. 'This is the first printed...
Tabula noua Indiae orientalis & meridionalis.
1541 - Laurent Fries
10855
Coloured woodcut map of Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia. Printed in Vienne by G. Trechsel in 1541.
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Abraham Ortelius: Indiae Orientalis Insularumque Adiacientium Typus
Gielis van Diest, Antwerp, 1570
Rare first edition, first state of Ortelius' striking map of Southeast Asia.Rare and important first edition of the beautiful Southeast Asia map of Abraham Ortelius. From the first 'modern'...
Indiae Orientalis Insularumque Adiacientium Typus
1570 - Abraham Ortelius
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Antique map of Southeast Asia. Printed in Antwerp by Gielis van Diest in 1570.
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Tomaso Porcacchi: Taprobana - Descrittione dell'Isola di Taprobana
Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro, Venice, 1572
First edition of Porcacchi's very attractive and early map of Sri Lanka or Sumatra. This finely-executed map shows the island of Sri Lanka (former Ceylon) with a part of the mainland of India to...
Taprobana - Descrittione dell'Isola di Taprobana
1572 - Tomaso Porcacchi
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Antique map of Sumatra, Sri Lanka, Ceylon. Printed in Venice by Simon Galignani, Girolamo Porro in 1572.
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Sebastian Münster: Von der Insel Giava
Heinrich Petri, Basle, 1574
Early depiction of cannibalism in Southeast Asia. Verso a view of Pego. Transcription of the text to the right of the woodcut:In etlichen Stetten dieser Inseln frißt man Menschenfleisch,...
Von der Insel Giava
1574 - Sebastian Münster
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Woodcut of a historical scene. Cannibalism. Printed in Basle by Heinrich Petri in 1574.
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Abraham Ortelius: Asiae nova descriptio
Anthonis Coppens van Diest, Antwerp, 1579
Antique map of the Asian continent by Abraham Ortelius. Shows Asia from the Mediterranean to the Pacific. With the Arabian Peninsula, India, Thailand, China, Japan, Korea, Java, Borneo, Moluccas...
Asiae nova descriptio
1579 - Abraham Ortelius
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Coloured map of the Asian continent. Printed in Antwerp by Anthonis Coppens van Diest in 1579.
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Sebastian Münster: Asia wie es jetziger zeit nach den fürnemesten Herrschafften abgetheilet und beschriben ist.
Sebastian Petri, Basle, 1588
First edition of the second map of Asia by Sebastian Münster. Shows Asia as a continent from Turkey to Southeast Asia and Japan. With a sea monster and a title cartouche. On verso the title with...
Asia wie es jetziger zeit nach den fürnemesten Herrschafften abgetheilet...
1588 - Sebastian Münster
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Original antique map of Asia. Printed in Basle by Sebastian Petri in 1588.
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Giovanni Antonio Magini: India Orientalis
Venice, circa 1596
Antique map of Southeast Asia by G.A. Magini. Showing southeast Asia with India, China, Japan, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and Indonesia. To the northeast, the...
India Orientalis
1596 - Giovanni Antonio Magini
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Antique map of Southeast Asia. Printed in Venice circa 1596.
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Gerard Mercator: India Orientalis
H. Hondius, Amsterdam, circa 1606
Beautiful coloured map of India, the Malay Peninsula, China and the Philippines, Thailand and Cambodia and parts of Sumatra with Borneo from a French edition of the Mercator-Hondius Atlas. With two...
India Orientalis
1606 - Gerard Mercator
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Coloured map of the Philippines, Thailand, China, India. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius circa 1606.
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Jodocus Hondius: Asiae Nova Descriptio Auctore Jodoco Hondio
H. Hondius, Amsterdam, 1613-19
Beautiful antique map of the Asian continent by Jodocus Hondius. Shows Asia from the Mediterranean to the Pacific. With the Arabian Peninsula, India, Thailand, China, Japan, Korea as an island,...
Asiae Nova Descriptio Auctore Jodoco Hondio
1613 - Jodocus Hondius
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Coloured map of the Asian continent. Printed in Amsterdam by H. Hondius in 1613.
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John Speed: A new map of East India
T. Bassett and R. Chiswell, London, 1676
Old coloured antique maps of Southeast Asia and India by John Speed. Published in Prospect of the most famous parts of the world , the first World Atlas published by an Englishman. The English...
A new map of East India
1676 - John Speed
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Old coloured map of Southeast Asia. Printed in London by T. Bassett and R. Chiswell in 1676.
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Vincenzo Maria Coronelli: [Asia]
Venice, 1697
Important Asia map of V.M. Coronelli showing southeast Asia with Australia and Japan. Many discoveries around and in Australia are described with dates, place and discoverer. The map was concept as...
[Asia]
1697 - Vincenzo Maria Coronelli
10880
Coloured map of Australia, Japan, Southeast Asia. Printed in Venice in the year 1697.
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Johann Christoph Haffner: Odia in Siam
Augsburg, circa 1700
Attractive view of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya in Thailand, Siam by J. C. Haffner. Shows the city of Ayutthaya at the Chao Phraya River. Below a legend of the important buildings and places.
Odia in Siam
1700 - Johann Christoph Haffner
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Antique town view of Ayutthaya, Siam, Thailand. Printed in Augsburg circa 1700.
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Johann Baptist Homann: Belgii Pars Septentrionalis Communi Nomine vulgo Hollandia ... / Batavorum Coloniae Occidential...
J. B. Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710
Original old coloured map of the Low Countries by JB Homann. With large inset maps of the Northeastern US from the Chesapeake to Massachusetts and Southeast Asia and additional vignette views of...
Belgii Pars Septentrionalis Communi Nomine vulgo Hollandia ... /...
1710 - Johann Baptist Homann
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Old coloured map of Jakarta, New York. Printed in Nuremberg by J. B. Homann circa 1710.
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Johann Baptist Homann: Belgii Pars Septentrionalis Communi Nomine vulgo Hollandia ... / Batavorum Coloniae Occidential...
J. B. Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710
Original old coloured map of the Low Countries by JB Homann. With large inset maps of the Northeastern US from the Chesapeake to Massachusetts and Southeast Asia and additional vignette views of...
Belgii Pars Septentrionalis Communi Nomine vulgo Hollandia ... /...
1710 - Johann Baptist Homann
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Old coloured map of Jakarta, New York. Printed in Nuremberg by J. B. Homann circa 1710.
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Johann Baptist Homann: Belgii Pars Septentrionalis Communi Nomine vulgo Hollandia ... / Batavorum Coloniae Occidential...
J. B. Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1710
Original old coloured map of the Low Countries by JB Homann. With large inset maps of the Northeastern US from the Chesapeake to Massachusetts and Southeast Asia and additional vignette views of...
Belgii Pars Septentrionalis Communi Nomine vulgo Hollandia ... /...
1710 - Johann Baptist Homann
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Old coloured map of Jakarta, New York. Printed in Nuremberg by J. B. Homann circa 1710.
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Pieter van der Aa: La Ville de Palimbang dans l'Ile de Sumatra.
Leyden, 1719
A very decorative, impressive engraving of Palembang in Sumatra. Two views on one sheet. In the upper part the overall view with a sea battle in the foreground. Below the burning city.
La Ville de Palimbang dans l'Ile de Sumatra.
1719 - Pieter van der Aa
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Antique town view of Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Printed in Leyden in the year 1719.
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Pieter van der Aa: L'Ile de Formosa, ou sont exactement marquez les bancs de sables, rochers et brasses d'eau, le...
P. van der Aa, Leyden, circa 1720
A rare sea chart showing the southwest part of Taiwan (Formosa) together with the Penghu Islands (Pescadores). Oriented to the east.From Galerie Agréable du Monde , a sixty-six volume atlas...
L'Ile de Formosa, ou sont exactement marquez les bancs de sables,...
1720 - Pieter van der Aa
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Coloured sea chart of Formosa, Taiwan. Printed in Leyden by P. van der Aa circa 1720.
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Johann Baptist Homann: Belgii Pars Septentrionalis Communi Nomine vulgo Hollandia ... / Batavorum Coloniae Occidential...
J. B. Homann, Nuremberg, circa 1720
Original old coloured map of the Low Countries by J. B. Homann. With large inset maps of the Northeastern US from the Chesapeake to Massachusetts and Southeast Asia and additional vignette views of...
Belgii Pars Septentrionalis Communi Nomine vulgo Hollandia ... /...
1720 - Johann Baptist Homann
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Old coloured map of Jakarta, New York. Printed in Nuremberg by J. B. Homann circa 1720.
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Covens and Mortier: Carte Des Indes et de la Chine Dressee sur plusieurs Relations particulieres Rectifees par...
Covens & Mortier, Amsterdam, circa 1720
Old coloured antique map of East Asia with India, the Malay Peninsula, China and the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Sumatra with Borneo, Japan and Korea. Covens & Mortier's edition of Guillaume de...
Carte Des Indes et de la Chine Dressee sur plusieurs Relations...
1720 - Covens and Mortier
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Old coloured map of Southeast Asia. Printed in Amsterdam by Covens & Mortier circa 1720.
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Joseph Stöcklein: Die Insel Formosa neü abgemessen auf Befehl Kaysers Kamhi
Augsburg, 1726-36
Very rare and early map of Taiwan (Formosa) with the Penghu or Pescadores Islands and the coast line of Fujian, a part of the Chinese mainland. The map was published in Der Neue Welt Bott , a...
Die Insel Formosa neü abgemessen auf Befehl Kaysers Kamhi
1726 - Joseph Stöcklein
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Antique map of Formosa, Taiwan. Printed in Augsburg in the year 1726.
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Pieter van der Aa: Plan de la Ville et du Chateau de Batavia en l'Isle de Iava / Ware affbeeldinge wegens het...
Leyden, 1730
Detailed East oriented plan of Jakarta former Batavia on Java / Indonesia. With birdeye view from sea side, various ships and a lion. Two inset keys with detailed description of the buildings.
Plan de la Ville et du Chateau de Batavia en l'Isle de Iava / Ware...
1730 - Pieter van der Aa
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Antique town view of Batavia, Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. Printed in Leyden in the year 1730.
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George Matthäus Seutter: India Orientalis, cum Adjacentibus Insulis Nova Delineatione ob Oculos Posita
Augsburg, circa 1730
Beautiful map of Southeast Asia by M. Seutter. With a stunning cartouche and a compass rose. First edition, without the privilege but with the name of the engraver Andreas Silbereisen.
India Orientalis, cum Adjacentibus Insulis Nova Delineatione ob Oculos...
1730 - George Matthäus Seutter
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Old coloured map of Southeast Asia. Printed in Augsburg circa 1730.
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Jacques Nicolas Bellin: Fortsetzung der Karte von dem Morgenlaendischen Ocean die Eylande Sonda die Küsten von Tunquin...
Arkstee & Merkus, Leipzig, 1746
Interesting and detailed sea chart of Southeast Asia by Nicolas Bellin. Showing the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, the east coast of China and parts of Papua New Guinea. With a compass rose and one...
Fortsetzung der Karte von dem Morgenlaendischen Ocean die Eylande Sonda...
1746 - Jacques Nicolas Bellin
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Sea chart of Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, China, Japan. Printed in Leipzig by Arkstee & Merkus in 1746.
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Jacques Nicolas Bellin: Karte von dem Morgenlaendischen Ocean oder dem Indischen Meere
Arkstee & Merkus, Leipzig, 1746
Interesting and detailed sea chart of the Indian Ocean by Nicolas Bellin. Showing the the east coast of Africa, India, Southeast Asia and the western part of Australia. With one cartouche. From the...
Karte von dem Morgenlaendischen Ocean oder dem Indischen Meere
1746 - Jacques Nicolas Bellin
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Sea chart of Australia, Southeast Asia, India, Africa. Printed in Leipzig by Arkstee & Merkus in 1746.
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