Locations index

Rulers from more than 350 different locations in and around Asia sent diplomatic letters to Batavia Castle during the 1625-1812 period. These were selected for the current digitisation project. This page provides in a clear overview and a map showing these locations in relation to Batavia and the details of the correspondence, such as the amount of letters received and sent.

A world map showing all the locations found in the incoming and outgoing diplomatic letters from Batavia:

Download the full KML file with the geographical coordinates of all locations here:

The top ten locations from which letters were written to and received from Batavia:

Download the full overview here, sorted by their number of letters:

Download the full overview here, sorted geographically:


Browsing and searching for locations

The locations were the respective administrative and political centres, and residences of the rulers. Sometimes these centres (kratons, palaces) still exist. The location names are given by their modern name and are grouped alphabetically under that name. Locations may have different alternative names and usually they have a known geographical position on the world map. For research purposes, the location’s modern name is used throughout.

You searched for: first_letter is S. We found 40 results.


Place Number of letters Location
Salida Fort Cronenburg > Painan > Sumatra > South East Asia 30
Saluwi West- and East Nusa Tenggara > Solor > South East Asia 1
Sambas Istana Alwatzikoebillah > Borneo > South East Asia 9
Sampang Pendopo Kabupaten Sampang > Java/Bali > South East Asia 8
Sanggar West- and East Nusa Tenggara > South East Asia 1
Saparua Moluccas > South East Asia 1
Sarab Persia > Middle East 1
Savu West- and East Nusa Tenggara > South East Asia 82
Seba West- and East Nusa Tenggara > Savu > South East Asia 36
Selangor Bukit Melawati > Malaysian Peninsula > South East Asia 1
Selaparang West- and East Nusa Tenggara > Lombok > South East Asia 24
Selayar Sulawesi > South East Asia 1
Semanding Java/Bali > South East Asia 1
Semangka Kraton Kota Agung, Lahat [?] > Sumatra > South East Asia 3
Semarang Fort Prins van Oranje > Java/Bali > South East Asia 165
Seram Ceram > Moluccas > South East Asia 16
Sidayu Java/Bali > South East Asia 1
Silebar Selebar > Sumatra > South East Asia 2
Solok Sumatra > South East Asia 10
Solor West- and East Nusa Tenggara > South East Asia 327