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\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cB\u003eWith dozens of rare color maps and other documents, \u003cI\u003eEarly Mapping of Southeast Asia\u003c/I\u003e follows the story of map-making, exploration and colonization in Asia from the 16th to the 19th centuries.\u003c/B\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cBR\u003e It documents the idea of Southeast Asia as a geographical and cosmological construct, from the earliest of times up until the down of the modern era. using maps, itineraries, sailing instructions, traveler's tales, religious texts and other contemporary sources, it examines the representation of Southeast Asia, both from the historical perspective of Western exploration and cartography, and also through the eyes of Asian neighbors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cBR\u003eSoutheast Asia has always occupied a special place in the imaginations of East and West. This book recounts the fascinating story of how Southeast Asia was, quite literally, put on the map, both in cartographic terms and as a literary and imaginative concept.\u003c/div\u003e |
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