Jave La Grande

Jave La Grande

La grande isle de Java (“The great island of Java”) was, according to Marco Polo, the largest island in the world: his Java Minor was the actual island of Sumatra, which takes its name from the city of Samudera (now Lhokseumawe) situated on its northern coast.

Read more about Jave La Grande:  Earliest Account, Jean Alfonse's Cosmography, Later Cartography, Marco Polo's Placenames, Jave La Grande As A Composite of Regio Patalis and Brasielie Regio