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Map of the Island of Singapore and its dependencies
1898
Singapore
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.
Plan of the town and suburbs of Rangoon
c.1895-1897
Myanmar
Detailed plan of the city of Rangoon (Yangon, Myanmar) with commercial, religious, government and military buildings, surrounded by lakes, fields of crops and villages. Someone has drawn details on the map of areas that have undergone ‘levelling’.
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.
Map of the River of Don-nai from Cape St. James to the city of Saigon
1820
Vietnam
A map to aid in the navigation of the rivers leading to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam). Details include bathymetry (water depth), currents, and a side view (or ‘elevation’) of hills to use as a landmark. Tides are described in written remarks.
A map of the East-Indies and the adjacent countries: with the settlements, factories and territories, explaning what belongs to England, Spain, France, Holland, Denmark, Portugal &c.
c.1720
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This map showcases the colonial territories of Southeast Asia in the 18th century, with text detailing trading information and the products of each region. There are five inset maps featuring plans of specific trading ports.
- Singapore8
- Myanmar7
- Malaysia6
- Philippines6
- Vietnam5
- Brunei4
- Cambodia4
- East Timor4
- Indonesia4
- Laos4
- Southeast Asia4
- Thailand4
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- Borneo5
- Malacca5
- Java4
- Malay Peninsula4
- Siam4
- Sumatra4
- Cochinchina3
- East-Indies3
- Philipina Islands3
- Celebes2
- Johore2
- Kedah2
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- [remove]Residential Area14
- Cemetery/Columbarium11
- Church11
- Hospital10
- Kampong/Village9
- Police Station7
- Public Space7
- Military Barracks6
- Military Fort5
- Temple5
- Court of Law4
- Jail/Prison4
- Missionary Building4
- Palace3
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- [remove]Longitude and Latitude14
- Scale13
- Compass Rose6
- Written Note/Details6
- Contour Lines/Elevation5
- Moll, Herman3
- Blakelock, D.H.1
- Cuylenburg, John van1
- Dayot1
- Jaillot, Alexis Hubert1
- Ourand, C.H.1
- Rapkin, J.1
- Ross, Daniel1
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- Herman Moll2
- Intelligence Branch, War Office2
- John King2
- Survey of India Offices, Calcutta2
- Colonial Engineer's Office1
- Hydrographic Office, Admiralty1
- J. & F. Tallis1
- Julius Bien & Co.1
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