Keywords: 1710 Ottens Map of Southeast Asia, Singapore, Thailand (Siam), Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo - Geographicus - Siam-ottens-1710.jpg A fine example of Joachim Ottens ™ magnificent two part c 1710 map of the Kingdom of Siam and its tributaries Covers much of Southeast Asia and the East Indies including modern day Thailand southern Vietnam Cambodia Malaysia Singapore Borneo Sumatra and Java This remarkable map was one of the largest and most detailed maps of this region to appear in the early 18th century It was drawn by Joachim Ottens shortly before his death and was published by his sons and later republished as a single sheet map by Covens and Mortier The upper map focuses on the territories currently occupied by modern day Thailand Cambodia Vietnam northern Borneo and northern Malaysia Offers wonderful detail the Andaman Islands the Gulf of Thailand Golfe de Siam and coastal Vietnam Also has good detail along the navigable inland river systems particularly the Mekong and the Chao Phraya In the Kingdom of Siam this map shows the fortress of Bangkok the ancient Siamese capital of Ayutthaya royal palace and the Dutch trading colony In Cambodia it details the village of Ponompingn Phnom Penh Lewek on Camboia and the Dutch trading mission In the seas this map offers numerous depth soundings and shows the trade routes between Batavia Jakarta Java and Siam Thailand Also details the shoals and reefs off the coast of modern day Vietnam Mountain regions are shown pictorially Title in French across the top of the map outside the neatline The bottom map details the southern parts of the Malay Peninsula Sumatra Borneo and Java focusing on the Straits of Singapore Cingapura Does not specifically name the Island of Singapore but does show the island that would fatefully be settled in 1819 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles Offers superb detail along the coasts naming numerous forts trade missions settlements and islands Shows the trade routes between Siam and Batavia and illustrates some of the hazards of the Straits of Cingapura Singapore Offers numerous depth soundings along the western coast of Borneo the northern coast of Java and western Sumatra Mountain regions are shown pictorially Title in French occupies the lower left quadrant circa 1710 undated Size in 22 33 object history credit line accession number Siam-ottens-1710 This map set would have been compiled into one of the Ottens' made-to-order atlases such as the magnificient <i>Atlas Major</i> Geographicus-source PD-Art-100 <gallery> File Northern Borneo 1710 Ottens Map of Southeast Asia Singapore Thailand Siam Malaysia Sumatra Borneo - Geographicus - Siam-ottens-1710 jpg </gallery> 1710 maps Old maps of Southeast Asia Asia in the 18th century Burma in the 18th century Indonesia in the 18th century Thailand in the 18th century Covens en Mortier Maps in French French language maps of Asia Ottens family |