London: Bowen, Emanuel. Map. Uncolored Engraving. Image measures 14 1/2" x 17 3/4". This elaborate map of the East Indies extends from Australia, the Philippines and the Carolines in the east to India, the Malvdives and Afganistan in the West. The index includes towns and geographic features such as mountains, rivers, and islands. In addition, the map also features information about trade winds in the Indian Ocean and South China Sea. The coast of early Australia, labeled here as New..... More

Los Angeles: Jeremy P. Tarcher, 1987. Photo Illus. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. Los Angeles: Jeremy P. Tarcher, (1987). Narrative of author's explorations of Borneo and the Northern Philippines. More

London: Tallis, John, 1851. Map. Steel engraving with early outline color. Sheet measures 10 1/2" x 14 1/2" This exceptional map of the Malay Peninsula, Southeast Asia and the the East Indies offers both geographical and cultural overviews. It covers from Birma or Burma (Myanmar) and the Andaman Islands eastward to New Guinea and includes the Philippines, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, the Celebes as well part of northern Australia and southern China and Taiwan (Formosa). Singapore is identified. The region is..... More

London: Robert Wilkinson, 1814. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 8 1/2" x 11" This lovely, detailed map of the East Indies includes the Philippine Isles, Moluccas, and the Isles of Sunda. Hand-colored outlines help to distinguish the islands amongst the veritable sea of information surrounding them, including cities, isles, bodies of water, and mountain ranges. The key shows European colonization in the region. More