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Map to illustrate the Siamese question: showing the present limits of French claims, and the additional territory now demanded
1893
Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Map highlighting areas of eastern Siam (Thailand) claimed by France. Notes describe Siam’s geography, government, population, military and trade (rice, teak, pepper, bullocks, fish, hides, tin, cardamom, tin), including trading partners by tonnage.
New sketch map of the protected Malay State of Perak
1892
Malaysia
Map of state of Perak (Malay Peninsula) with a table of statistics: area, population, road/railway/river lengths, revenue, tin exports. Straits Settlements highlighted red. Someone has added handwritten travel times/distances by steamer/road/train.
A map of the prevailing languages and dialects of India and its borders
1885
Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia
A late 19th century map showing the languages and dialects spoken in and around India, including regions of Siam, Burma and Malaya. The regions are colour-coded by language and bordered by red lines to indicate different dialects.
Mer des Indes: cartes de la direction et de l'intensité probables des vents
1880
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore
A series of four maps of the Indian Ocean—one for each quarter of the calendar year—showing the direction and intensity of the winds, including around the seas of Southeast Asia. There are extensive explanatory notes.
A language map of Further India and the Indian Archipelago
1878
Southeast Asia, Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia
A map of Southeast Asia coloured to indicate the five different language families spoken in the region in the late 19th century. Names of indigenous tribes/languages are marked in red text, with European colonial possessions in grey.
A language map of Further India and the Indian Archipelago
1878
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
A map of Southeast Asia coloured to indicate the five different language families spoken in the region in the late 19th century. Names of indigenous tribes/languages are marked in red text, with European colonial possessions in grey.
Kaart der residentie Riouw met onderhoorigheden, aangrenzend deel van Sumatra's Westkust en schiereiland Malakka
1871
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
Map of the Riouw (Riau) Residency, Sumatra. The border between Riau and the island’s west coast is marked in red ‘as far as it is known [voor zoo verre die... bekend is]’, ending abruptly in the unexplored mountains near Lake Toba, northern Sumatra.
Nederlandsch Oost-Indië
1865
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Singapore, Philippines, Papua New Guinea
This detailed map of the Dutch East Indies in the mid-19th century contains a great deal of information: topographical details, settlements and administrative areas, roads, railways and maritime routes, telegraph lines, inset maps etc.
Extension of the Electric Telegraph to Canton, Hong Kong, etc. from the Port of Rangoon
1860
Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Map of a proposed extension of a telegraph system from Rangoon (Yangon, Myanmar) to China. Includes current and projected railways, steam ship routes, and population figures for western China. From the British magazine ‘The Illustrated London News’.
Map of Prince of Wales' Island or Pulo Penang and province Wellesley
1853
Malaysia
Map of the Penang Strait, including written instructions on how to navigate the strait. On land, areas of cultivation are marked, with a table listing acreage used for each crop. A boundary with Siam based on an 1831 treaty is also shown.
- Malaysia24
- Indonesia16
- Myanmar15
- Singapore15
- Thailand15
- Cambodia12
- Vietnam12
- East Timor11
- Laos11
- Philippines11
- Brunei10
- Southeast Asia8
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- [remove]Malay Peninsula24
- Siam14
- Sumatra14
- Java13
- Borneo12
- Celebes12
- Sulawesi12
- Cochin China8
- South China Sea8
- Western New Guinea8
- Anam7
- Aracan6
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- Kampong/Village8
- Military Fort8
- Church4
- Hospital4
- Residential Area4
- Cemetery/Columbarium3
- Police Station3
- Communal Land/Property2
- Jail/Prison2
- Palace2
- Public Space2
- Court of Law1
- Missionary Building1
- Post Office1
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- Johnston, Keith (A.K.)6
- Johnston, William6
- Berghaus, Heinrich Karl Wilhelm5
- Derfelden van Hinderstein, Gijsbert Franco von2
- Lefroy, G.A.2
- Azeem, Mohomed1
- Bogaerts, A.J.1
- Brault, Louis Désiré Léon1
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- William Blackwood & Sons5
- Stanford's Geographical Establishment3
- Edward Stanford2
- Geographischen Instituts2
- Dépôt des Cartes et Plans de la Marine1
- Gualtherus Kolff1
- Illustrated London News1
- Intelligence Division, War Office1
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