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Sketch showing positions of 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 8th Corps, in operations against Manila

event1900

location_onPhilippines

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 Spanish and American trenshes on the south of Manila

eventc.1900-1909

location_onPhilippines

Created by the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War, this reconnaissance map of a small area south of Manila features Spanish (red) and American (blue) trenches, as well as roads, buildings and ground conditions (firm ground, swamps, fields).

Eiland Sebangka

eventc.1900-1909

location_onIndonesia

Map of the island of Sebangka (Lingga Regency, off the east coast of Sumatra), spread over four sheets. It features settlements, crops and plantations, rivers, mountains (with their heights) and wetlands. Only three of four sheets are available.

Map of the Kingdom of Siam and its dependencies

eventc.1900

location_onMyanmar, 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.

Kaart der residentie Zuider- en Ooster-afdeeling van Borneo

event1899

location_onIndonesia

On this map, the residency of South and East Borneo is divided into departments (green borders) and provinces (yellow borders). There is an inset plan of the city of Banjarmasin, with rivers, buildings, residential areas, roads and crops marked.

Kaart van de Vallei van Pidië, de Moekim VII en de Vallei van Tangsé

event1899

location_onIndonesia

Large-scale topographic map of the northeast coast of Sumatra around the city of Sigli, Aceh, spread over 16 sheets plus a cover sheet of the whole area. The map focuses on two river valleys, mountains, marshland, villages and rice paddies.

A map of British North Borneo

event1899

location_onMalaysia, Brunei, Indonesia

The colonial territories of British North Borneo are shown in pink on this late 19th century map, with Brunei and Sarawak in green, and Dutch colonial territory in yellow. Sea routes around the British Empire are depicted on an inset map.

Sumatra

eventc.1899-1902

location_onIndonesia

Eight sheets from a large-scale detailed topographic map of Sumatra (many other sheets are missing). Includes crops (rice, coconut, coffee, banana, sugar, gambier, cinnamon, bamboo, alang-alang, arenga palm), routes (railways, roads), settlements.

Kaart van het gebied bezet in Groot-Atjèh

event1898

location_onIndonesia

A six-sheet map of Groot-Atjèh (Aceh, northern Sumatra) focusing on areas occupied during the Aceh War (1873–1904) between the Sultanate of Aceh and Dutch colonists. It shows military positions and fortifications, buildings, routes and crops.

Copy of map furnished to commanding officers, 2nd Brig., 2nd Div., 8th Army Corps, on August 12, 1898

event1898

location_onPhilippines

Created by the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War, this reconnaissance map of a small area south of Manila features Spanish (red) and American (blue) trenches, as well as roads, buildings and ground conditions (firm ground, swamps, bamboo).

Noordkust Java: Westervaarwater van Soerabaja

event1898

location_onIndonesia

This map of the Madura Strait between Java and Madura is designed to aid navigation: bathymetry (water depth), lighthouses, shoals and reefs, rocks and mud, anchor points, and landmark mountains are all marked. Text describes the tidal conditions.

Afbeeldinge van 't casteel en de stadt Batavia gelegen op 't groot eylandt Iava-Maior int Coninckrijck van Iaccatra

event1898

location_onIndonesia

A late 19th century print of an earlier plan of Batavia (Jakarta), the main port of the Dutch East India Company's trading network in Southeast Asia. Ships can be seen in the harbour, and the detailed legend lists some of the major parts of the city.

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