Title of the map:

"LE ROYAUME DE SIAM Avec les Royaumes qui luy sont Tributaires, et les Isles de SUMATRA, ANDEMAON, etc...Avec les observations des Six Peres Jesuites Envoiez par le Roy en qualité de ses Mathematiciens dans les Indes, et à la Chine ou et aussi Tracée la Route qu'ils ont tenüe par le Destroit de la Sonde Jusqu'à Siam. A AMSTERDAM Chez JOACHIM OTTENS"

Very large unusual antique copper engraved map of the southeast Asia, by Joachim Ottens. This is a very large format, with two sheets joined.

The map is centered on Malacca and Borneo. It extends from Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Malay Peninsula and the Gulf of Bengal in the north to Java and Sumatra in the south. The map covers Siam (modern-day Thailand), Indochina Peninsula (parts of modern-day Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam), Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Andaman islands, parts of Philippines, Celebes (modern day Sulawesi), and Zirbadad.

Singapore is named "Cindapura".

The map provides good detail along the navigable inland river systems, particulary the Mekong and the Chao Phraya. In Cambodia, is written the village of Ponompingn (modern day Phnom Penh). Also the fortress of Iudtija or Odian, Iudia and Upia, the ancient capital of Siam. In the seas, the map offers a lot of dephts soundings and shows the trade routes and the explorations and details of the Jesuit expeditions in the region. Mountain regions are shown pictorially.

Siam is shown as a dominant regional power with various tributary states. The map reflects European colonial interests and perceptions during the Age of exploration and early colonialism. 

Size with margins : 83,5 x 59,7 cm / 32,6 x 23,2 inches

Condition : good condition, strong paper

Edition : Amsterdam, c. 1705, 18th century. 

Reiner Ottens (1698–1750) and Joshua Ottens (1704–1765) belonged to a prominent dynasty of cartographers and engravers from Amsterdam, active for more than a century. Their father, Joachim Ottens (1663–1719), from a family of sailors, received his education within the evangelical Lutheran community of Amsterdam. In his youth, he worked with the famous cartographer Frederik de Wit, and from the 1680s, he founded his own publishing workshop, specializing in maps, architectural drawings and decorative prints. His business was pursued by his widow, then by their children.

The Ottens family owned several properties in central Amsterdam, and they were deeply integrated into the intellectual and commercial life of the city. The workshop operated under the name 'De Werelt Kaart' ('The World Map'), highlighting their cartographic specialization. After Joachim’s death in 1719, the business was entrusted to his two younger sons, Reiner and Joshua. At the death of Reiner in 1750, Joshua continued the business, and documents attest that his widow maintained the company until the late 1770s.

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Due to the age an type of paper, some imperfections are to be expected. Please examine the images provided ,and if you have any questions please ask and we will be happy to help you.