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Kaart van het gebied bezet in Groot-Atjèh
1898
Indonesia
A six-sheet map of Groot-Atjèh (Aceh, northern Sumatra) focusing on areas occupied during the Aceh War (1873–1904) between the Sultanate of Aceh and Dutch colonists. It shows military positions and fortifications, buildings, routes and crops.
De stad Batavia met derzelver omstreken: Geteekend in 1826
1898
Indonesia
The city of Batavia (Jakarta) with its port and castle is to the north (right side of the map). Koningsplein (Merdeka Square), a large area of rice paddies, graveyards and villages can be seen to the south (left). Copied from a c.1826 map.
Atlas van Nederlandsch Oost-Indië
c.1897-1904
Indonesia
Very detailed atlas of the entire Dutch East Indies, over 16 map sheets, with a cover and overview map. Includes topographic maps, inset maps of cities and islands, and maps featuring land and sea routes, languages, geology, colonial territory etc.
Kaart van het Westelijk gedeelte bezet in Groot-Atjèh
1895
Indonesia
This map of Groot-Atjèh (Aceh, northern Sumatra) focuses on the western part occupied during the Aceh War. It shows mountains, wetlands, forests, villages, routes and crops (rice, coconut, banana, sugar, sugarcane, bamboo, alang-alang, betel).
Kaart van den vierkanten paal gouvernements grondgebied te Ngabang
1888
Indonesia
Map of the town of Ngabang, on the Landak River, Borneo and the surrounding forest and mountains. Around the town are cemeteries, a well, a jail and a Chinese temple. Bamboo, coconut trees, fishing ponds and fields (including alang-alang) are marked.
Kaart van den vierkanten paal (I en II) gouvernements grondgebied te Sintang
1888
Indonesia
The Kapoewas (Kapuas) and Melawi rivers converge on this map of the town of Sintang, Borneo. The town lines the river banks, and is surrounded by fields, forest and marshland. Arrows on the rivers mark the direction of their flow.
Kaart van het Zuidwestelijk gedeelte van het landschap Mampawah, residentie Wester-afdeeling van Borneo
1887
Indonesia
Map of the crops—coconut, alang-alang, rice, nipa palm, bamboo—grown along the Mempawah River (west coast of Borneo). There are also large areas of swampy forest, Malay mosques, shrines and graveyards, and Chinese villages, temples and graveyards.
Military cantonments: town and suburbs of Akyab, 1853-54
1866
Myanmar
Plan of British military installations in the port town of Akyab, Burma (Sittwe, Myanmar), featuring piers on the Kolladyne River (Kaladan River), hospitals, a work house, mission house, hotel, bazaar, burial grounds, religious buildings etc.
Plan de la ville et forteresse de Malaca = Grondtekening van de Stad en Vesting Malakka
1750
Malaysia
This mid-18th century plan of the city of Malaca (Malacca/Melaka) focuses on the military fort (‘A Famosa [The Famous]’), but also includes two churches, a mosque and a Chinese temple. Two markets are also marked, as is the entrance to the port.
- Ayutthaya8
- Chao Phraya River8
- Dutch East Indies8
- Siam8
- Banckok6
- Bangkok6
- Rievier Me-nam6
- Siri India6
- Sumatra5
- Borneo4
- Malaca3
- Malacca3
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- [remove]Temple22
- Kampong/Village18
- Military Fort13
- Residential Area12
- Cemetery/Columbarium10
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- Mosque9
- Hospital8
- Jail/Prison6
- Well6
- Military Barracks5
- Post Office5
- Public Space5
- Palace3
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- [remove]Bridge22
- River22
- Road19
- Path9
- Canal5
- Railway/Tramway5
- Telegraph/Telephone5
- Postal Route2
- [remove]Legend22
- Illustration7
- Cartouche6
- Inset Map2
- Coat of Arms1
- Valentyn, François6
- Schley, Jacobus van der4
- Bellin, Jacques Nicolas3
- Akber, Golam1
- Eckstein, Charles1
- Porteaus, A.1
- Siethoff, J.J. ten1
- Stemfoort, J.W.1
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- Topographische Bureau8
- Johannes van Braam4
- Joannes van Braam2
- Pierre de Hondt2
- Departement van Koloniën1
- Jacques Nicolas Bellin1
- Survey of India Offices, Calcutta1
- Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta1
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