Season 2 · Episode 12
S2E12: A Very Strange Map, Indeed
The Colonial Department · The Colonial Department
May 16, 202215m 16s
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Show Notes
<html><p>In 2008, a long-lost map, dating back to the early 1600s, was discovered inside an Oxford library. On it was a depiction of the Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the great sea that lay in between them. What mysteries did this map hold?</p><p>Follow us on Instagram:<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecolonialdept/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thecolonialdept/</a></p><p>References:</p><p>Brook, Timothy (2013). <em>Mr. Selden's Map of China: The Spice Trade, A Lost Chart, and the South China Sea. </em>Profile Books Ltd. </p><p>Jacobs, J. Bruce (2014). <em>China’s frail historical claims to the South China and East China Seas</em>. American Enterprise Institute.</p><p>Tomacruz Sofia (20 Sept 2019). "Ever heard of the 1734 Murillo Velarde map and why it should be renamed?" <em>Rappler</em>.</p></html>