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Map of the Malay Peninsula 1879
1879
Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand
Six-sheet map of the Malay Peninsula, featuring settlements, mountains and rivers. Labels note names of indigenous peoples, or describe terrain/resources. There is an inset map of Singapore town, and the Straits Settlements are highlighted in red.
Map of the countries between Bengal and China
1834
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore
The location, size, and population (by ethnicity) of Pinang, Malacca and Singapore—the Straits Settlements—are listed, along with how/when they were acquired by Britain. The distances from Canton (China) to those cities, and to India, are also noted.
Bowles's new one-sheet map of Asia, divided into its empires, kingdoms, states, and other subdivisions
1795
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
A late 18th century map of Asia published in London by John Bowles, with regions indicated by colour. Central Borneo is labelled ‘Part inhabited by the Biayos’, which is seen on many contemporary maps, often with the comment ‘a savage people’.
Asia with the islands adioyning described, the atire of the people, & townes of importance
c.1646-1657
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This map is illustrated with drawings of Asian people wearing traditional clothing, including representatives of Sumatra, Java and the Maluku Islands. There are also drawings of important ports such as Bantam (Banten) at the western end of Java.
- Malaysia6
- Singapore6
- Thailand4
- Cambodia3
- Indonesia3
- Laos3
- Myanmar3
- Vietnam3
- Brunei2
- East Timor2
- Philippines2
- Southeast Asia2
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- [remove]Malacca6
- Malay Peninsula4
- Straits Settlements4
- Penang3
- Perak3
- Province Wellesley3
- Siam3
- Sumatra3
- Borneo2
- Celebes2
- Johore2
- Kedah2
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- Population Density1