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Queensland and British New Guinea
1897
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
New Guinea is divided between British, German and Dutch colonial powers on this map of New Guinea and Australia. There is a line marking the boundary between the British and German spheres of influence. Bays and islands around the coast are named.
Kaiser Wilhelms-Land: Das Hinterland der Astrolabe-Bucht bis zum Ramu-Fluss
1896
Papua New Guinea
Map of part of the north coast of Kaiser-Wilhelmsland (German New Guinea) spread over two sheets. It focuses on rivers, noting width, depth, temperature, currents, vegetation etc.; and on mountains, showing heights and side views (elevations).
Map to illustrate Convention of March 1st 1894 between Great Britain and China: From the Map of Upper Burma
1894
Myanmar
Map of the border region between the Shan States of northeast Burma (Myanmar) and China's Yunnan Province, illustrating the result of the 1894 Sino-British boundary convention. The Burma side is more detailed, with mountains, rivers and settlements.
Queensland & British New Guinea
c.1894-1897
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
The first two sheets of this eight-sheet map focus on British New Guinea, with German and Dutch colonial areas of New Guinea also shown in part. There is a line marking a proposed change in border between Dutch and British territory.
Map of Johore Territory 1893
1893
Malaysia, Singapore
Map of the Malay state of Johor, and Singapore. The route of a proposed railway north from Johor Bahru is shown. Apart from rivers and mountains, much of the terrain is blank, with labels such as ‘Unexplored Hill Country’ or ‘Dense Jungle and Swamp’.
Schutzgebiet der Neu-Guinea-Kompanie
c.1892-1893
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
Very detailed six-sheet map of eastern New Guinea, with numerous inset maps of bays and islands, and other inset maps covering ethnography, explorers of the region, marine routes across the Pacific Ocean, cannibalism, missionaries activity etc.
Kaiser Wilhelms Land, Bismarck Archipel und Salomon Inseln
1891
Papua New Guinea
Navigation map of Kaiser-Wilhelmsland, in German New Guinea. It features bathymetry (sea depth), reefs and shoals, lighthouses (coloured red and yellow) and landmark mountains. A boundary divides German and British colonial territories on New Guinea.
Map of British New Guinea shewing part of Kaiser Wilhelms-Land
1890
Papua New Guinea, Indonesia
Map of British New Guinea showing the boundary with Kaiser-Wilhelmsland (German New Guinea) as agreed on 6th April 1886. The boundary with Dutch New Guinea is also marked. Most detail is around the coast, with the interior left mainly blank.
Kaart van de afdeeling, eiland Saleijer (Silaijara)
1889
Indonesia
Map of Saleijer (Selayar)—an island off the south coast of Celebes (Sulawesi)—and nearby islands. Settlements and roads are shown, including a long road along the west coast which links cities marked with a Dutch flag, illustrating colonial rule.
Map of part of south-east New Guinea embracing its northern and southern waters
1889
Papua New Guinea
This map focuses on the southern coast including the capital Port Moresby, with the northern regions left mostly blank. There are four inset drawings of side views of mountains (elevations), and the border with German New Guinea is marked.
- British New Guinea6
- Kaiser-Wilhelmsland5
- New Guinea4
- Bismarck Archipelago3
- Dutch East Indies3
- Dutch New Guinea3
- Western New Guinea3
- Bismarck Archipel2
- Celebes2
- German New Guinea2
- Kaiser Wilhelms-Land2
- Papua or New Guinea2
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- Barich, C.1
- Cuthbertson, W.R.1
- Dalton, Lieutenant Colonel J.C.1
- Forbes, H.O.1
- Greenfield, W.H.1
- Kersting, Dr. O.1
- Lake, H.1
- Langhans, Paul1
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- [remove]Intelligence Division, War Office13
- Surveyor General's Office, Brisbane3
- Topographische Inrichting2
- C.L. Keller1
- Dietrich Reimer1
- Hydrographischen Amte des Reichs Marine Amts1
- J.H. de Bussy1
- Justus Perthes1
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