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Island of Luzon

event1900

location_onPhilippines

This map of part of the Philippine island of Luzon was compiled during the Philippine–American War (1899–1902), and is marked with routes (paths, wagon roads), land types (grass, woods, swamp) and crops (rice, coconuts, nipa palm, cane sugar, corn).

Java: Residentie Besoeki

event1895

location_onIndonesia

There are over 100 sheets of this very large-scale (1:20,000) topographic map of the regency of Besoeki, Java. Cities and villages, roads, railways and rivers, crops and many more features are all shown in great detail.

Plan of Singapore town

event1893

location_onSingapore

Large-scale plan of Singapore city, spread over eight sheets. Includes the central civic/business area around the Singapore River, Tanjong Pagar dock, and residential areas. The city is surrounded by suburbs, cemeteries, mangroves, vegetable gardens.

Singapore harbours and roads with the adjacent channels

event1840

location_onSingapore

An early 19th century map of Singapore’s southern coast and islands, with bathymetry (sea depth), shoals and reefs, anchor points, and notes to aid navigation. The roads and main buildings of Singapore city are also shown.

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