German Empire - Chatelain c.1705-1720 explicitly linking the map to

explicitly linking the map to the Dutch maritime companies

Marriage A-la-Mode

captured during the scientific voyage of the French corvette La Bonite

You can trace the path of the Sungai Pinang river at the bottom

a period when the Kingdom of Siam was skillfully navigating the pressures of Western colonialism

German Empire - Chatelain c.1705-1720 explicitly linking the map toChatelains Map of the German Empire (c. 17051720) Title: Nouvelle Carte de lAllemagne avec des Tables des Branches de la Noblesse Cartographer: Henri Abraham Chatelain Origin: Amsterdam, Netherlands Date: c. 17051720 Technique: Copperplate engraving with professional hand colouring The Narrative: A Portrait of the Holy Roman Empire This map tells the story of Germany at a time when it was a sprawling, intricate mosaic of hundreds of sovereign states,