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A map of the Malay Peninsula
1898
Malaysia, 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.
Burma with parts of India, China and Siam
1888
Myanmar, Laos, Thailand
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.
Atlas van Nederlandsch Oost-Indië
c.1897-1904
Indonesia
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.
Map to illustrate the Siamese question: showing the present limits of French claims, and the additional territory now demanded
1893
Cambodia, 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.
Portion of coal fields tract: Upper Chindwin district
1892
Myanmar
A map surveying coal fields close to the Chindwin River in Upper Burma (Myanmar). Mountains are shown by using hachures: short lines/dashes that give a sense of the shape and steepness of terrain. Survey stations are marked with their height.
Kaart van het middengedeelte van Sumatra
1890
Indonesia
Details of each area’s resources are printed on this map of Sumatra: rattan, coffee, pepper, Chinese cinnamon, tobacco, resins, camphor, cotton, coal, gold, lumber, elephants, horses, as well as the locals’ ethnicity (Malays, Javanese, Acehnese).
Kaart der Bataklanden en van het eiland Nijas
1890
Indonesia
A large-scale map of northern Sumatra, spread over 16 sheets, and divided into administrative regions. The island of Nijas (Nias) is marked with the locations of local tribes, and there is a list of other maps referenced in producing the map.
- Dutch East Indies14
- Burma7
- Sumatra7
- Upper Burma7
- Siam6
- Ayeyarwady River5
- Borneo5
- Irrawaddy River5
- Java5
- Lower Burma4
- Nias4
- Pegu4
- more Detailed Location »
- Kampong/Village14
- Military Barracks5
- Post Office5
- Temple5
- Cemetery/Columbarium4
- Military Fort4
- Church3
- Residential Area3
- Jail/Prison2
- Missionary Building2
- Communal Land/Property1
- Court of Law1
- Hospital1
- Mosque1
- more Settlement Features »
- [remove]Mining32
- Crops12
- Plantation/Forestry Area8
- Agricultural Pond3
- Fishing3
- Domesticated Animals2
- Thuillier, Colonel H.R.5
- Longe, Captain F.B.3
- Haver Droeze, Frederik Jan2
- Hedemann, E.W.2
- Horsfield, Dr. Thomas2
- Junghuhn, Franz Wilhelm2
- Kennedy, J.M.2
- Moffatt, John2
- more Map Maker »
- Survey of India Offices, Calcutta6
- Topographische Bureau6
- A.J. Bogaerts2
- Black, Parbury & Allen2
- C.F. Stemler2
- Carl Wilhelm Mieling2
- John Thomson2
- Ministerie van Kolonien2
- more Printer/Publisher »