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Landbouw-ondernemingen in de afdeelingen Deli, Batoe Bahara en Asahan (Residentie Oostkust van Sumatra)

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On this map of the east coast of northern Sumatra, red borders divide the land into agricultural properties, each with a number to identify it. The whole area is divided into colour-coded administrative districts.

Figuratieve schetskaart van de Pedirstreek

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Map of Pedirstreek (Pidie Regency) on the east coast of Aceh, Sumatra, spread over two sheets. It is divided into administrative areas, and features rice paddies, villages, mosques, roads and local fortifications.

Kaart van de residentie Wester-afdeeling van Borneo

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Topographical map of western Borneo. Larger settlements are marked with their height above sea-level and with a flag to indicate a military garrison. They also have a letter signifying the local ruler, from Sultan to Lauthai (village elder).

Topographische kaart der residentie Semarang

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The residency of Semarang, Central Java, featuring crops (coffee, rice, bamboo, nipa palm); cemeteries, post offices, railway stations; routes (railway, postal, road, canal), administrative borders; mountains, rivers, forests.

Kaart van het gebied bezet in Groot-Atjèh

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A large-scale map of Groot-Atjceh, northern Sumatra, spread over six sheets, and featuring details such as routes, crops (rice, banana, sugarcane, alang-alang, bamboo), mountains and wetlands, and settlements (city of Kota Radja (modern Banda Aceh)).

Map of the Island of Singapore and its dependencies

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Map of Singapore Island, divided into Districts, including the surrounding islands and straits. The city centre, roads and forests are marked. MacRitchie Reservoir is at the centre of the island, with coconut plantations along the east coast.

A map of the Malay Peninsula

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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.

Karte des Mahakam-Flusses in Borneo: Nach den aufnahme der Niederländischen Expedition zur Durchquerung Borneo's, 1896-1897

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Map of the Mahakam River in Borneo, based on an expedition by the Dutch explorer Dr. Anton Nieuwenhuis in the late 19th century. An inset map shows the upper reaches of the river at twice the scale of the main map.

Kaart van 't noordwestelijke gedeelte der Residentie Ambon

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Map of the residency of Ambon in the Maluku Islands, divided by colour-coded administrative borders. There are inset maps the Banda Islands—including the nutmeg plantations and the town of Neira with its fort and hospital—and of Dutch New Guinea.

Karenni boundaries

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Map of the four Karenni States—Nammekon, Naungpale, Bawlake, Kyebogyi—in Burma (modern Kayah State, Myanmar) and surrounding areas. Mountains are represented by hachures: short lines/dashes that give a sense of the shape and steepness of terrain.

Burma with parts of India, China and Siam

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Map of Burma used as advertising by a clothing shop in Rangoon (Yangon, Myanmar). There is a calendar with each day marked with an historic event. The map is labelled with indigenous peoples (uppercase red text) and products of each area.

Special Map Illustrating the Spanish-American War

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Six maps of locations from the Spanish-American War (1898), including one of the Philippines featuring mountains, rivers, islands and settlements. There is also a world map featuring maritime routes, including around Southeast Asia.

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