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Sketch showing positions of 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 8th Corps, in operations against Manila
1900
Philippines
Created by the U.S. Army, this map of a small area south of Manila records Spanish and American trenches and troop and gun locations on the last day of the Spanish–American War (13 August 1898). Ground conditions (swamps, jungle, fields) are noted.
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.
Plan of the town and suburbs of Rangoon
c.1895-1897
Myanmar
Detailed plan of the city of Rangoon (Yangon, Myanmar) with commercial, religious, government and military buildings, surrounded by lakes, fields of crops and villages. Someone has drawn details on the map of areas that have undergone ‘levelling’.
Map to illustrate Mr. W.R.D. Beckett's route, Novr. 1891-April 1892
1893
Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos
The route of W.R.D. Beckett between Bangkok and Saigon, partly along the Mekong River, is marked on this map, along with trade routes, police posts, mines (copper, iron, gold), and products (the spice cardamom, and resin benzoin (‘Gumbenjamin’)).
Sketch of route from Sisophon to Korat / Sketch of route from Korat to Nongkhai
1893
Cambodia, Thailand
Routes of W.R.D. Beckett between Sisophon (Cambodia) and Korat, and Korat and Nongkhai (both Thailand) are marked on these two maps, with lacquer trees, paddy fields, bog iron, salt fields shown. The heights of locations along the route are recorded.
British Burma, Pegu division: With additions to railways up to 1891
1891
Myanmar
Topographical map of the Pegu Division of British Burma (Myanmar), spread over four sheets. In addition to mountains, forests, rivers and wetlands, rice fields, routes (road, railway, path, telegraph), villages and pagodas are marked.
Rough Sketch of 200 miles of the western portion of British New Guinea, including rivers
1890
Papua New Guinea
Map of British New Guinea with notes on the terrain (‘Low country’), vegetation (‘Mangrove, Nipa and Fan Palms’), crops (‘Small plantations Sugar cane & Taro’), coastal features (‘Coral and Sand flats) and people (‘Friendly tribe’, ‘Dariamo 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.
The geographical distribution of plants according to Humboldt's statistics of the principal families and groups: Schouw's twenty five phyto-geographic regions, and the distribution of the family of palms and the genera Pinus (pine) & Erica (heath)
1849
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
World map showing the distribution of plants, including in Southeast Asia (e.g. Areca catechu (betel tree), Calamus, Caryota urens, Altingia, Pinus Dammara (Amboina pine), P. sinensis). With data on plant growth in different temperature zones.
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.
- Cambodia5
- Myanmar5
- Thailand5
- Laos4
- Vietnam4
- Papua New Guinea3
- Philippines3
- Malaysia2
- Singapore2
- Brunei1
- East Timor1
- Indonesia1
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- Arracan3
- New Guinea3
- Pegu3
- Siam3
- Birman Empire2
- British New Guinea2
- Cassay2
- Dharmapour2
- Garrows2
- Gulf of Martaban2
- Isthmus of Kraw2
- Junkseylon2
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- Kampong/Village7
- Police Station4
- Residential Area4
- Hospital3
- Military Barracks3
- Temple3
- Cemetery/Columbarium2
- Jail/Prison2
- Missionary Building2
- Public Space2
- Church1
- Communal Land/Property1
- Military Fort1
- Mosque1
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- [remove]Crops13
- Plantation/Forestry Area4
- Mining3
- Agricultural Pond1
- Domesticated Animals1
- Beckett, W.R.D.2
- McCarthy, James Fitzroy2
- Moffatt, John2
- Smellie2
- Berghaus, Heinrich Karl Wilhelm1
- Cuthbertson, W.R.1
- Cuylenburg, John van1
- Edgcome, Captain W.H.1
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- Intelligence Division, War Office3
- John Thomson2
- R.G.S Proceedings2
- Surveyor General's Office, Brisbane2
- Thomson's New General Atlas2
- Colonial Engineer's Office1
- Edward Stanford1
- Norris Peters Co.1
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