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Kaart van het gebied bezet in Groot-Atjèh
1898
Indonesia
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.
Map to illustrate the Siamese question: showing the present limits of French claims, and the additional territory now demanded
1893
Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Map highlighting areas of eastern Siam (Thailand) claimed by France. Notes describe Siam’s geography, government, population, military and trade (rice, teak, pepper, bullocks, fish, hides, tin, cardamom, tin), including trading partners by tonnage.
Kaart van het middengedeelte van Sumatra
1890
Indonesia
Details of each area’s resources are printed on this map of Sumatra: rattan, coffee, pepper, Chinese cinnamon, tobacco, resins, camphor, cotton, coal, gold, lumber, elephants, horses, as well as the locals’ ethnicity (Malays, Javanese, Acehnese).
Kaart van den vierkanten paal (I en II) gouvernements grondgebied te Sintang
1888
Indonesia
The Kapoewas (Kapuas) and Melawi rivers converge on this map of the town of Sintang, Borneo. The town lines the river banks, and is surrounded by fields, forest and marshland. Arrows on the rivers mark the direction of their flow.
Kaart van den vierkanten paal gouvernements-grondgebied te Montrado
1887
Indonesia
A map of government land around the town of Montrado, Borneo, a gold mining centre in the 19th century, as shown by the number of gold mines (‘goudmijn’) marked. There are also crops—coconut, alang-alang, bamboo—and agricultural and fish ponds.
Kaart van de Nederlandsche bezittingen in Oost-Indië
1840
Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore
This map shows the Dutch colonial possessions in the East Indies in the mid-19th century. The text provides great detail about the people, religion, crops, animals, geography and administration of the Dutch East Indies.
A map of Java: chiefly from surveys made during the British administration
1817
Indonesia
Made for ‘A History of Java’ by Sir Stamford Raffles, this map includes a list of administrative districts with their populations, and four inset maps of harbours. Another inset map shows rocks and minerals, mountains and volcanoes, and teak forests.
A map of Java: chiefly from surveys made during the British administration
1817
Indonesia
Made for ‘A History of Java’ by Sir Stamford Raffles, this map includes a list of administrative districts with their populations, and four inset maps of harbours. Another inset map shows rocks and minerals, mountains and volcanoes, and teak forests.
Nieuwe en Naukeurige Kaart der Oost-Indische Eilanden
1774
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Some regions on this map of Southeast have a descriptive label: New Guinea is described as unknown to Europeans; Borneo was abandoned by Europeans due to the ‘unmanageability’ of the inhabitants; the Philippines were discovered by Spain in 1565.
Nieuwe en Naukeurige Kaart der Oost-Indische Eilanden
1774
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Some regions on this map of Southeast have a descriptive label: New Guinea is described as unknown to Europeans; Borneo was abandoned by Europeans due to the ‘unmanageability’ of the inhabitants; the Philippines were discovered by Spain in 1565.
- Sumatra19
- Java18
- Borneo16
- Malay Peninsula13
- Siam11
- Pegu10
- Sulawesi9
- Celebes8
- Malacca8
- Western New Guinea8
- Dutch East Indies6
- East Indies6
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- Military Fort13
- Cemetery/Columbarium7
- Kampong/Village6
- Church5
- Residential Area5
- Missionary Building4
- Temple4
- Hospital3
- Military Barracks2
- Palace2
- Communal Land/Property1
- Jail/Prison1
- Mosque1
- Public Space1
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- [remove]Mountain/Volcano31
- Wild Animals20
- Jungle/Wooded Area19
- Wetlands11
- Mangrove1
- Bachiene, Willem Albert4
- Bowen, Emanuel4
- Jansson, Jan3
- Moll, Herman3
- Ptolemy3
- Blaeu, Willem Janszoon2
- Chatelain, Henri Abraham2
- Hondius, Hendrik2
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- Topographische Bureau3
- Black, Parbury & Allen2
- François L'Honoré & Compagnie2
- Herman Moll2
- John King2
- Ioannes Ianßonius1
- Survey of India Offices, Calcutta1
- T. Ettling1
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