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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.
Skeleton map of the Burma and Assam frontier
1891
Myanmar
Map of Upper Burma showing the border with Assam (India) and China. The names of indigenous peoples are shown (‘Singphos’), along with the Irrawaddy River, railways and resources (‘Teak Forests’, mines (silver, copper, sulphur, rubies, coal, jade)).
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 der Concessiën in het Landschap Sambas (Wester-Afdeeling van Borneo)
1890
Indonesia
Map of the Sambas Regency on the west coast of Borneo, divided into parcels of land which are labelled with the names of businesses that have been issued with concessions: yellow borders denote agricultural concessions; red are mining concessions.
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.
The external trade routes of India: with tables showing the amount and value of the principal exports and imports of the chief Indian sea ports and frontier states
1886
Myanmar, Thailand
This map of the trade routes of India includes Burma (Myanmar) and part of Siam (Thailand). The Rangoon and Irrawaddy Valley State Railway is marked. There are tables showing the values of imports and exports for each area, listed by produce type.
Skeleton map of the Burma and Assam frontier
1886
Myanmar
Map of Upper Burma showing the border with Assam (India) and China. The names of indigenous peoples are shown (‘Singphos’), along with the Irrawaddy River, railways and resources (‘Teak Forests’, mines (silver, copper, sulphur, rubies, coal, jade)).
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.
- Java13
- Borneo12
- Sumatra12
- Malay Peninsula10
- Pegu9
- Siam9
- Sulawesi7
- Western New Guinea7
- Celebes6
- Dutch East Indies6
- Ava5
- Cochin China5
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- Military Fort10
- Cemetery/Columbarium5
- Kampong/Village5
- Church3
- Temple3
- Military Barracks2
- Residential Area2
- Communal Land/Property1
- Hospital1
- Jail/Prison1
- Missionary Building1
- Mosque1
- Palace1
- Public Space1
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- [remove]River28
- Road6
- Railway/Tramway5
- Path4
- Bridge3
- Telegraph/Telephone1
- Bachiene, Willem Albert4
- Bowen, Emanuel4
- Thuillier, Lieutenant Colonel H.R.3
- Blaeu, Willem Janszoon2
- Chatelain, Henri Abraham2
- Hondius, Jodocus2
- Horsfield, Dr. Thomas2
- Jagen, Jan van2
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