Herman Moll was regarded as one of the best map makers in London during his time. This map, thought of as one of the best English maps, illustrates Asia spanning from the Indian coast to Southwest Japan, including the entire Southeast Asia, and was accepted as an authoritative general cartographic representation of South and East Asia published of its era.

The highly detailed map captures the vast extent of European dominance in the region, showing where each country’s (England, Spain, France, Holland, Denmark, Portugal, etc.) settlements, and colonies were located. The Straits of Singapore is clearly marked as a waterway in this network of lands with raw materials on this map.