This Victorian masterpiece map of the Dutch East Indies, with its rich original handcolouring, was first published in 1872 by A. Fullarton & Co. in its seminal Royal Illustrated Atlas. The map was engraved by G.H Swanston and is notable for being the last great highly decorative world atlas.
Known as the Netherlands East Indies, the Dutch controlled what is now part of Indonesia.
The Dutch East Indies was considered one of the most valuable colonies, contributing to the Dutch's global power in spice and crop trade. Batavia was the capital of the Dutch East Indies, today known as Jakarta.
The map shows the island of Java and Borneo at the time of the Dutch East India Company's administration, with illustrations around the map displaying the scenery, wildlife and population of the islanders.
Some of the locations on this map include: Java, Borneo, Batavia, Bandung, Surabaya, Semarang, Brunei, Samarinda and Balikpapan.
This map looks great at all sizes: 18x12in (46x30.5cm), 16x20in (40.5x51cm), 18x24in (45.5x61cm), 24x36in (61x91.5cm), 30x45in (76x114.5cm), 33x50in (84x127cm), 40x60in (102x153cm) and 47x70in (120x178cm), but it looks best at larger sizes.
I can create beautiful, large prints of this map up to 70in (178cm). Please get in touch if you're looking for larger, customised or different framing options.
The model in the listing images is holding the 18x24in (45.5x61cm) version of this map.
The fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.
If you’re looking for something slightly different, another option would be this amazing map of Southeast Asia by John Wolfe in 1598.
Please contact me to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.
This would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving or housewarming gift for someone interested in the Dutch East Indies or someone who has studied the history of the Dutch Empire.
This map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.