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![](https://historicalmaps.yale-nus.edu.sg/rails/active_storage/representations/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbndFIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--b2dbf09f91a0c85b8ab08a96787b6319398959c9/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCam9MY21WemFYcGxTU0lNTkRBd2VETXdNQVk2QmtWVSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--bc467f5637e8b6d3bfb826116f92b6bfedfbf03a/nlb-050000180.jpeg)
Principal Dutch colonies in the Indian seas
1872
Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia
Two maps of the Dutch East Indies, decorated with drawings of local people and animals. Dutch colonial territory and local sultanates and provinces are highlighted. The heights of Java’s mountains and settlements are displayed in an elevation view.
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Asiatic archipelago
1858
Vietnam, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Indonesia, East Timor, Cambodia, Brunei
This late 19th century map of Southeast Asia shows the best maritime routes around the region, according to the time of year. There are also inset maps highlighting the rivers and southern islands of Singapore, and the sea depth around Labuan Island.
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Malay Archipelago, or East India Islands
1851
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This mid-19th century map of Southeast Asia is illustrated with drawings of indigenous people from New Guinea, a ‘bee bear’ (probably a sun bear), a sailboat in front of Victoria Mount in New Guinea, and a village and palm trees in Sarawak, Borneo.
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Part of the Malayan Archipelago
1846
Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore
This map focuses on maritime Southeast Asia, with coastal settlements, rivers, bays, islands, straits and seas named. Shoals and reefs are marked. The only land feature is the mountains of Borneo, represented by short lines/dashes (called hachures).
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Map of the Burman Empire including also Siam, Cochin-China, Ton-king and Malaya
1842
Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Brunei, Singapore
Regional borders are colour-coded on this mid-19th century map of mainland Southeast Asia, with British colonial territory in red (including part of the Burman Empire, the Straits Settlements, and Sarawak on Borneo).
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Asiatic archipelago
1840
Vietnam, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Indonesia, East Timor, Brunei, Cambodia
This late 19th century map of Southeast Asia shows the best maritime routes around the region, according to the time of year. There is also an inset map highlighting the rivers and southern islands of Singapore.
![](https://historicalmaps.yale-nus.edu.sg/rails/active_storage/representations/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBcTREIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--a1a5e0e9760bc6b627bff4ced608bad79552adc1/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCam9MY21WemFYcGxTU0lNTkRBd2VETXdNQVk2QmtWVSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--bc467f5637e8b6d3bfb826116f92b6bfedfbf03a/nlb-050000141.jpeg)
Map of the Burman Empire including also Siam, Cochin-China, Ton-king and Malaya
c.1840-1852
Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Singapore, Brunei
Although this mid-19th century map covers all of mainland Southeast Asia, the Burman Empire (Myanmar) is shown in greater detail, especially its districts, rivers and place names. It was produced by the James Wyld, geographer to Queen Victoria.
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Asia / published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
1840
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Thailand
This map of Asia was published by The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge in the mid-19th century. It includes a list of the number of people living in each Asian region, with the total population of Asia listed as 630 million.
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Birman Empire & countries south east of the Ganges
1834
Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
A 19th century map of mainland Southeast Asia, showing the ancient kingdoms of the Birman Empire (roughly modern Myanmar), Malaya (Malaysia), Siam (Thailand), Cochin China and Tonquin (Vietnam), and the Anamese Empire (Cambodia and Laos).
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Asiatic archipelago
1832
Vietnam, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Indonesia, East Timor, Cambodia, Brunei
This late 19th century map of Southeast Asia shows the best maritime routes around the region, according to the time of year. There is also an inset map highlighting the rivers and southern islands of Singapore.
![](https://historicalmaps.yale-nus.edu.sg/rails/active_storage/representations/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBclFEIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--ce29c16b6fa391e7a21483335e066786ec682315/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCam9MY21WemFYcGxTU0lNTkRBd2VETXdNQVk2QmtWVSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--bc467f5637e8b6d3bfb826116f92b6bfedfbf03a/nlb-B29029422H.jpeg)
Map of the island of Sumatra constructed chiefly from surveys taken by order of the late Sir Thos. Stamford Raffles
1829
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
On this map of Sumatra, the west coast mountain ranges contrast with the rivers to the east. An inset map of Singapore focuses on jungles along the coasts, and features bathymetry (sea depth) around the south coast and along the Singapore Strait.
- Malaysia13
- Indonesia11
- Singapore11
- Brunei10
- Cambodia9
- Laos9
- Myanmar9
- Thailand9
- Vietnam9
- Philippines7
- Southeast Asia6
- East Timor4
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- Borneo10
- South China Sea9
- Sumatra9
- China Sea8
- Malay Peninsula8
- Siam8
- Cochin China6
- Celebes5
- Java5
- Sulawesi5
- Western New Guinea4
- Camboja3
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- [remove]River13
- Path1
- Road1
- [remove]Contour Lines/Elevation13
- Longitude and Latitude12
- Scale11
- Written Note/Details3
- Wyld, James4
- Arrowsmith, John3
- Belcher, Sir Edward1
- Dower, John1
- Gordon, D.M.1
- Hebert, I.1
- Marsden, William1
- McNair, John Frederick Adolphus1
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- John Arrowsmith3
- James Wyld2
- A. Fullarton and Co.1
- Cadell & Davies1
- Chapman & Hall1
- Edward Stanford1
- Henry Teesdale & Co.1
- J. & F. Tallis1
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- [remove]London13
- Edinburgh1
- New York1