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Borneo
1851
Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Philippines, East Timor, Vietnam, Brunei, Indonesia
Map of Borneo—with insets of Southeast Asia, Sarawak and Labuan—featuring temperature data, volcanoes, English colonial territory, products of Borneo, geology (rock types), bathymetry (sea depth) and elevations (side views of mountains with heights).
Borneo
1851
Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Philippines, East Timor, Vietnam, Indonesia, Brunei
Map of Borneo—with insets of Southeast Asia, Sarawak and Labuan—featuring temperature data, volcanoes, English colonial territory, products of Borneo, geology (rock types), bathymetry (sea depth) and elevations (side views of mountains with heights).
Eastern islands or Malay archipelago
1836
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Thailand
Brief notes printed on this 19th century map of Southeast Asia provide details about each region, including: numbers and ethnicity of the population, local or colonial rulers, crops and products, geography (corals, forests, volcanos, earthquakes).
Birman Empire
1829
Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia
This map of the Burman Empire (Myanmar) features mountains, forests and rivers, as well as borders with Siam (Thailand) and Laos. Text notes how far up rivers boats can reach (‘Boats reach hither from the Sea’), ruby mines and rice fields.
Carte du Grand Archipel d'Asie (Partie Nord-ouest de l'Océanie)
1826
Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam
Colonial possessions of the Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese, as well as lands of ‘indigenous princes’ are marked with coloured borders on this map of maritime Southeast Asia. Hot springs and mineral water springs in Java are also listed.
Birman Empire
1824
Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos
This map of the Burman Empire (Myanmar) features mountains, forests and rivers, as well as borders with Siam (Thailand) and Laos. Text notes how far up rivers boats can reach (‘Boats reach hither from the Sea’), ruby mines and rice fields.
A map of Java: chiefly from surveys made during the British administration
1817
Indonesia
Made for ‘A History of Java’ by Sir Stamford Raffles, this map includes a list of administrative districts with their populations, and four inset maps of harbours. Another inset map shows rocks and minerals, mountains and volcanoes, and teak forests.
A map of Java: chiefly from surveys made during the British administration
1817
Indonesia
Made for ‘A History of Java’ by Sir Stamford Raffles, this map includes a list of administrative districts with their populations, and four inset maps of harbours. Another inset map shows rocks and minerals, mountains and volcanoes, and teak forests.
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.
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.
Nieuwe en naukeurige kaart der Oost-Indische Eilanden
c.1770
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: Sumatra is described as having mines of gold, silver, iron, and sulphur; and elephants, tigers, rhinoceroses, dragons and crocodiles. Gilolo has rice, sago and turtles. Ambon has nutmeg.
- Indonesia55
- Myanmar37
- Malaysia32
- Thailand32
- Vietnam30
- Cambodia26
- Laos26
- Singapore24
- Brunei22
- Philippines22
- Southeast Asia20
- East Timor19
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- Borneo31
- Sumatra31
- Java27
- Siam24
- Dutch East Indies22
- Malay Peninsula18
- Pegu17
- Sulawesi16
- Celebes15
- Malacca14
- Burma11
- Maluku Islands11
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- Military Fort19
- Kampong/Village18
- Cemetery/Columbarium11
- Church9
- Residential Area9
- Military Barracks7
- Temple7
- Hospital6
- Missionary Building6
- Police Station5
- Post Office5
- Jail/Prison4
- Mosque4
- Public Space4
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- [remove]Mining80
- Crops41
- Plantation/Forestry Area33
- Domesticated Animals11
- Fishing7
- Agricultural Pond3
- [remove]Scale80
- Longitude and Latitude72
- Written Note/Details45
- Contour Lines/Elevation37
- Compass Rose24
- Rhumbline Network3
- Bowen, Emanuel7
- Thuillier, Colonel H.R.6
- Bachiene, Willem Albert4
- Hondius, Jodocus4
- Jansson, Jan3
- Longe, Captain F.B.3
- Moll, Herman3
- Thuillier, Lieutenant Colonel H.R.3
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- Survey of India Offices, Calcutta10
- Topographische Bureau8
- C.F. Stemler3
- Carl Wilhelm Mieling3
- Stanford's Geographical Establishment3
- A.J. Bogaerts2
- Black, Parbury & Allen2
- Edward Stanford2
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- Amsterdam19
- London15
- Batavia11
- The Hague6
- Edinburgh5
- Dehradun4
- Lyon1
- Madrid1
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