c.1900
Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam
The border of the Kingdom of Siam (Thailand) and its internal administrative districts are highlighted in yellow. Inset maps show the cities of Bangkok, Chiengmai (Chiang Mai) and Luang Pra Bang (Luang Prabang) in more detail.
1879
Cambodia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Laos, Vietnam, Singapore, Brunei, Myanmar
A late 19th century map of the Dutch East Indies on four sheets, detailing maritime routes around the region. There are also inset maps showing railways, rivers, roads, and telegraph systems, as well as individual islands and cities.
1865
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Singapore, Philippines, Papua New Guinea
This detailed map of the Dutch East Indies in the mid-19th century contains a great deal of information: topographical details, settlements and administrative areas, roads, railways and maritime routes, telegraph lines, inset maps etc.
1860
Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Map of a proposed extension of a telegraph system from Rangoon (Yangon, Myanmar) to China. Includes current and projected railways, steam ship routes, and population figures for western China. From the British magazine ‘The Illustrated London News’.
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