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A map of the Malay Peninsula

event1898

location_onMalaysia, Singapore, Thailand

Map of the Malay Peninsula showcasing the Straits Settlements in pink, the Federated Malay States in red, and Siamese states in yellow. A table of common words in English, Malay and Siamese is included. Only four of six sheets are available.

Atlas van Nederlandsch Oost-Indië

eventc.1897-1904

location_onIndonesia

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.

Moluksche archipel: Baai van Amboina

event1895

location_onIndonesia

A map to aid navigation in Ambon Bay, on the island of Ambon in the Maluku Islands: bathymetry (sea depth) and mountains are shown along the coasts, with inset maps of a coal mine pier and Fort Victoria. A second map updates the coal mine pier map.

Map to illustrate the Siamese question: showing the present limits of French claims, and the additional territory now demanded

event1893

location_onCambodia, 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.

Midden-Flores (Terrein van actie der Noord-Flores-expeditie)

event1890

location_onIndonesia

Map of central Flores in the Lesser Sunda Islands, with extensive written notes describing the island, e.g. where the first Christians settled; the territories of local rulers; areas where Christians were replaced by Muslims; locations of tin mines.

Topographische en geologische kaart van Zuid-Sumatra bevattende de residentien Bengkoelen, Palembang en Lampongsche Districten

event1880

location_onIndonesia

A topographical and geological map of southern Sumatra, over four sheets. Areas of igneous and sedimentary rock, coal, fossils, petroleum, active volcanoes and hot springs are marked, along with mountains, rivers and marshland, roads and settlements.

Map of the Malay Peninsula 1879

event1879

location_onMalaysia, Singapore, Thailand

Six-sheet map of the Malay Peninsula, featuring settlements, mountains and rivers. Labels note names of indigenous peoples, or describe terrain/resources. There is an inset map of Singapore town, and the Straits Settlements are highlighted in red.

Geognostische kaart van het Oembilien kolenveld in de Padangsche bovenlanden, Sumatra's Westkust

event1874

location_onIndonesia

A geological map, spread over eight sheets, showing the types of rock and minerals found in the Oembilien coalfield, in the Padang Highlands on Sumatra’s west coast. There are also additional geological profiles.

Kaart van het eiland Java

event1855

location_onIndonesia

Detailed map of Java based on the expeditions of the geologist and botanist Dr. Franz Junghuhn. There are 16 inset maps featuring volcanoes, mountains and coal seams.

Kaart van het eiland Java

event1855

location_onIndonesia

Detailed map of Java based on the expeditions of the geologist and botanist Dr. Franz Junghuhn. There are 16 inset maps featuring volcanoes, mountains and coal seams.

Kaart der verkennings reizen op Borneo

event1853

location_onIndonesia

Map charting expeditions in southern and eastern Borneo by the German geologist Carl Schwaner in the 1840s. Includes an inset map of rivers and watersheds in central Borneo, nine cross sections of the heights of rivers, and a plan of a gold mine.

Borneo

event1851

location_onMalaysia, Southeast Asia, Philippines, East Timor, Vietnam, Brunei, Indonesia

Map of Borneo—with insets of Southeast Asia, Sarawak and Labuan—featuring temperature data, volcanoes, English colonial territory, products of Borneo, geology (rock types), bathymetry (sea depth) and elevations (side views of mountains with heights).

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