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Queensland and British New Guinea
1897
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
New Guinea is divided between British, German and Dutch colonial powers on this map of New Guinea and Australia. There is a line marking the boundary between the British and German spheres of influence. Bays and islands around the coast are named.
Kaiser Wilhelms-Land: Das Hinterland der Astrolabe-Bucht bis zum Ramu-Fluss
1896
Papua New Guinea
Map of part of the north coast of Kaiser-Wilhelmsland (German New Guinea) spread over two sheets. It focuses on rivers, noting width, depth, temperature, currents, vegetation etc.; and on mountains, showing heights and side views (elevations).
Map to illustrate Convention of March 1st 1894 between Great Britain and China: From the Map of Upper Burma
1894
Myanmar
Map of the border region between the Shan States of northeast Burma (Myanmar) and China's Yunnan Province, illustrating the result of the 1894 Sino-British boundary convention. The Burma side is more detailed, with mountains, rivers and settlements.
Queensland & British New Guinea
c.1894-1897
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
The first two sheets of this eight-sheet map focus on British New Guinea, with German and Dutch colonial areas of New Guinea also shown in part. There is a line marking a proposed change in border between Dutch and British territory.
Map to illustrate Mr. W.R.D. Beckett's route, Novr. 1891-April 1892
1893
Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos
The route of W.R.D. Beckett between Bangkok and Saigon, partly along the Mekong River, is marked on this map, along with trade routes, police posts, mines (copper, iron, gold), and products (the spice cardamom, and resin benzoin (‘Gumbenjamin’)).
Sketch of route from Sisophon to Korat / Sketch of route from Korat to Nongkhai
1893
Cambodia, Thailand
Routes of W.R.D. Beckett between Sisophon (Cambodia) and Korat, and Korat and Nongkhai (both Thailand) are marked on these two maps, with lacquer trees, paddy fields, bog iron, salt fields shown. The heights of locations along the route are recorded.
Map of Johore Territory 1893
1893
Malaysia, Singapore
Map of the Malay state of Johor, and Singapore. The route of a proposed railway north from Johor Bahru is shown. Apart from rivers and mountains, much of the terrain is blank, with labels such as ‘Unexplored Hill Country’ or ‘Dense Jungle and Swamp’.
Map of the Malay Peninsula 1892
1892
Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand
Map of the Malay Peninsula divided into States, with names of local peoples marked (e.g. ‘Inhabited by Sakai & Semang’). Lighthouses are shown around the coast—including Horsburgh Lighthouse and Raffles Lighthouse—with their visible distance.
Map of the Malay Peninsula 1892
1892
Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand
Map of the Malay Peninsula divided into States, with names of local peoples marked (e.g. ‘Inhabited by Sakai & Semang’). Lighthouses are shown around the coast—including Horsburgh Lighthouse and Raffles Lighthouse—with their visible distance.
Schutzgebiet der Neu-Guinea-Kompanie
c.1892-1893
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
Very detailed six-sheet map of eastern New Guinea, with numerous inset maps of bays and islands, and other inset maps covering ethnography, explorers of the region, marine routes across the Pacific Ocean, cannibalism, missionaries activity etc.
- British New Guinea6
- Kaiser-Wilhelmsland5
- New Guinea4
- Bismarck Archipelago3
- Dutch East Indies3
- Dutch New Guinea3
- Malay Peninsula3
- Siam3
- Western New Guinea3
- Bismarck Archipel2
- Celebes2
- German New Guinea2
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- [remove]Mountain/Volcano17
- Wetlands7
- Jungle/Wooded Area5
- [remove]Longitude and Latitude17
- Scale17
- Contour Lines/Elevation13
- Compass Rose2
- Written Note/Details2
- Beckett, W.R.D.2
- McCarthy, James Fitzroy2
- Barich, C.1
- Cuthbertson, W.R.1
- Dalton, Lieutenant Colonel J.C.1
- Forbes, H.O.1
- Greenfield, W.H.1
- Hurst1
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- [remove]Intelligence Division, War Office17
- Surveyor General's Office, Brisbane3
- R.G.S Proceedings2
- Topographische Inrichting2
- C.L. Keller1
- Dietrich Reimer1
- Hydrographischen Amte des Reichs Marine Amts1
- J.H. de Bussy1
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