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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.
Oostkust Sumatra. Schetskaart der Siak Rivier van het Eiland Tengah tot Siak
1894
Indonesia
This late 19th century large-scale (1:30,000) map show just a section of the Siak River, in the Riau province of Sumatra. Bathymetry (water depth) is shown in figures to aid navigation, with various landmarks noted along the river’s banks.
Sumatra Oostkust: Monden der Koealoe en Panei rivieren
1892
Indonesia
Navigation map of the mouths of the Koealoe (Kualu) and Panei (Barumun and Bila) rivers on the east coast of Sumatra. Large sand and mud banks, bathymetry (sea depth), bouys and currents are marked. On land, tall trees are shown to use as landmarks.
Sketch map shewing the rivers and an outline of the coast... Gulf of Papua, British New Guinea
1892
Papua New Guinea
Map of part of the west coast of the Gulf of Papua, with islands, river mouths, shoals, bathymetry (water depth), notes to aid navigation. On land, notes on terrain (‘Limestone Hill’), vegetation (‘Pandanus & Nipa Palms’) and people (‘Paia Tribe’).
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.
Schetskaart der afdeeling Westkust van Atjeh
1888
Indonesia
From a Dutch geographical society journal, this map of the west coast of Atjeh (Aceh), Sumatra, shows shoals, reefs, bathymetry (sea depth) and anchor points. On land, there are mountains (with heights), rivers, pepper plantations and rice fields.
Algemeene kaart van Nederlandsch Oostindie
c.1839-1855
East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
This map of the Dutch East Indies is spread over eight sheets, with a hand-drawn cover sheet showing the whole area. There are numerous inset maps of islands, bays, cities etc. Two of the inset maps have a replacement map pasted over them.
Nieuwe en Naukeurige Kaart der Oost-Indische Eilanden
1774
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Some regions on this map of Southeast have a descriptive label: New Guinea is described as unknown to Europeans; Borneo was abandoned by Europeans due to the ‘unmanageability’ of the inhabitants; the Philippines were discovered by Spain in 1565.
- Indonesia54
- Malaysia26
- East Timor23
- Singapore23
- Brunei19
- Philippines19
- Vietnam19
- Cambodia17
- Laos17
- Myanmar17
- Southeast Asia17
- Thailand17
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- Java35
- Sumatra35
- Borneo28
- Sulawesi23
- Malay Peninsula20
- Celebes18
- Western New Guinea18
- Pegu16
- Siam16
- Maluku Islands14
- Sunda Islands14
- Malacca13
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- Jansson, Jan6
- Valentyn, François6
- Bachiene, Willem Albert4
- Bowen, Emanuel4
- Noort, Olivier van4
- Wit, Frederik de4
- Blaeu, Willem Janszoon3
- Keyser, Jacob3
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- Gerard onder de Linden6
- Johannes van Braam5
- Gerard Valck4
- Gerard van Keulen4
- Jean Cóvens et Corneille Mortier4
- Peter Schenk4
- Pieter van der Aa3
- François L'Honoré & Compagnie2
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- Amsterdam37
- Leiden4
- The Hague3
- Batavia2
- Dordrecht2
- London2
- Augsburg1
- Brisbane1
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