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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.
Plan of Port Moresby and the road to the Lolokie River: New Giunea
1887
Papua New Guinea
This map focuses on the capital city of British New Guinea, Port Moresby, and the road heading north-east from the city to the Laloki River. Along the road, there are descriptions of the terrain (‘Open flat fairly grasses timbered with bastard Gum’).
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.
- Malay Peninsula3
- Penang3
- Province Wellesley3
- Straits Settlements3
- Dindings Territory2
- Manjung District2
- Perak2
- Pulau Pinang2
- Alligator Island1
- Barn Island1
- Blakan-Mati Island1
- Brani Island1
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- River5
- [remove]Road5
- Path2
- Railway/Tramway2
- Postal Route1
- Telegraph/Telephone1
- [remove]Mangrove5
- Wetlands5
- Mountain/Volcano4
- [remove]Compass Rose5
- Contour Lines/Elevation4
- Scale3
- Written Note/Details3
- Longitude and Latitude2