This map was first published in 1635 by the Amsterdam mapmaker Willem Janszoon Blaeu. Constructed from the Mercatgor projection, this map was a significant improvement over previous maps of Southeast Asia, and was published for several decades. This particular map was published by his son Joan Blaeu at around 1650. It contains a dedication on the lower left cartouche to Laurens Real, one of the directors of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in Amsterdam and former Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1616 to 1619.
