A new map of the east Indies, taken from Mr. Deferʹs map of Asia, showing their chief divisions, cities, towns, ports, rivers, mountains & c. dedicated to his highness Willaim Duke of gloucester
A new map of the east Indies, taken from Mr. Deferʹs map of Asia, showing their chief divisions, cities, towns, ports, rivers, mountains & c. dedicated to his highness Willaim Duke of gloucester
本圖標題「東印度群島新圖A new map of the east Indies」,圖下方文字說明此圖是根據法國製圖師Nicolas de Fer(1646-1720)亞洲地圖所重新繪刻。本圖繪刻者Edward Wells(1667-1727)身兼數學家與地理學家的身份,任教於英國牛津大學。Wells製作的地圖主要為教學之用,圖面簡單清晰,較少複雜地名的註記,並且基於教學需要而另行繪製偏重歷史地圖詮釋或著重地理知識的版本。這張東印度群島新圖收錄自他在1700年所出版地圖集A New Sett of Maps中。由此圖可想像到臺灣與東南亞的關係密切,更有意思的是,臺灣島之名,除了福爾摩沙島(I. of Formosa)外,此圖又標記,又名:Bell I(sland)(鐘形花冠島?),不知是否為美麗的誤會?