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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.
Western part of the Java Sea : from Lucipara I. to Sunda Strait and Batavia
1866
Indonesia
Designed to aid navigation around the western Java Sea, this map features bathymetry (sea depth), current and tide data, and is marked with shoals, reefs and other hazards. Written notes add details at specific locations (e.g. ‘heavy tide rips’).
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’).
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.
Sketch map shewing the rivers and an outline of the coast... Gulf of Papua, British New Guinea
1892
Papua New Guinea
Map of part of the west coast of the Gulf of Papua, with islands, river mouths, shoals, bathymetry (water depth), notes to aid navigation. On land, notes on terrain (‘Limestone Hill’), vegetation (‘Pandanus & Nipa Palms’) and people (‘Paia Tribe’).
- Malay Peninsula3
- Penang3
- Province Wellesley3
- Straits Settlements3
- British New Guinea2
- Dindings Territory2
- Manjung District2
- New Guinea2
- Perak2
- Pulau Pinang2
- Alligator Island1
- Auro River1
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- Contour Lines/Elevation5
- Scale5
- Longitude and Latitude4
- Written Note/Details4