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A new chart of the straits of Sunda: From the manuscript of the Dutch East India Company

event1794

location_onIndonesia

Navigation chart of the Sunda Strait, showing bathymetry (sea depth), shoals and reefs, landmarks, and a rhumbline network. Notes record good anchorages, sources of water and supplies etc. Inset map of the Zutphen Islands off the coast of Sumatra.

Karte von der Insel Sumatra

event1837

location_onMalaysia, Indonesia, Singapore

Based on surveys by Sir Stamford Raffles, this German map of Sumatra focuses on the navigation of coasts and straits, with bathymetry (sea depth), anchor points, shoals and reefs marked, including on inset maps of Singapore and the Bangka Strait.

Algemeene Kaart van Nederlandsch Oostindie

event1842

location_onEast Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore

This detailed map of the Dutch East Indies in the mid-19th century is spread over eight sheets, plus a cover sheet showing the whole area. There are numerous inset maps of islands, bays, cities etc.

Borneo

event1851

location_onMalaysia, 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).

Algemeene Atlas van Nederlandsche Indie

eventc.1853-1862

location_onIndonesia

Atlas featuring over 60 detailed maps of the Dutch East Indies: 24 maps cover Java; the remainder cover the rest of the Dutch East Indies. There are three index maps. (All the maps in this atlas are also presented separately on this platform.)

Map of Prince of Wales' Island or Pulo Penang and province Wellesley

event1853

location_onMalaysia

Map of the Penang Strait, including written instructions on how to navigate the strait. On land, areas of cultivation are marked, with a table listing acreage used for each crop. A boundary with Siam based on an 1831 treaty is also shown.

Kaart van de voornaamsten der Banda Eilanden

event1854

location_onIndonesia

Map of the Banda Islands, with a volcano on Goenong Api, two forts (‘Ft. Belgica’ and ‘Ft. Nassau’) on Neira, and a list of the heights of the mountains. (From ‘Algemeene Atlas van Nederlandsche Indie [General Atlas of the Dutch East Indies]’.)

Kaart van de Afdeeling Ngrowo (Residentie Kediri)

event1855

location_onIndonesia

Map of the administrative department of Ngrowo, Java. A list gives heights above sea level of some mountains and villages, and a note locates a sugar factory. (From ‘Algemeene Atlas van Nederlandsche Indie [General Atlas of the Dutch East Indies]’.)

Kaart van de Residentie Kediri

event1855

location_onIndonesia

Map of the Dutch colonial administrative region (residency) of Kediri, Java. A list gives heights above sea level of some of the area’s mountains and villages. (From ‘Algemeene Atlas van Nederlandsche Indie [General Atlas of the Dutch East Indies]’.)

Kaart van de Afdeeling Billiton (of Blitong)

event1856

location_onIndonesia

Map of the Dutch colonial administrative region of the island of Billiton (Belitung). The population is listed by race, and tin production by year. (From ‘Algemeene Atlas van Nederlandsche Indie [General Atlas of the Dutch East Indies]’.)

Kaart van de Residentie Bezoeki en de Afdeeling Banjoewangi

event1856

location_onIndonesia

Map of the Dutch colonial administrative regions of Bezoeki (Besuki) and Banjoewangi (Banyuwangi), on Java. Includes an elevation view of the mountains. (From ‘Algemeene Atlas van Nederlandsche Indie [General Atlas of the Dutch East Indies]’.)

Arracan: chart of the entrance to the river

event1858

location_onMyanmar

This navigation map of the mouth of the Kaladan River on the west coast of Arracan (modern Myanmar) features drawings of coastal features (elevations), bathymetry (sea depth), shoals and reefs, landmarks, and notes on how to enter the river safely.

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