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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.
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 Nederlandsch-Indischen Archipel
1890
Indonesia, East Timor, Brunei, Cambodia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
The seas of the Dutch East Indies are the focus of this map, with maritime routes, sea temperature, sea depth, currents and monsoons shown. There are graphs of population by ethnicity, agriculture and livestock, trade and shipping, and trade exports.
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.
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.
Nieuwe en naukeurige kaart der Oost-Indische Eilanden
c.1770
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: Sumatra is described as having mines of gold, silver, iron, and sulphur; and elephants, tigers, rhinoceroses, dragons and crocodiles. Gilolo has rice, sago and turtles. Ambon has nutmeg.
Nieuwe en naukeurige kaart der Oost-Indische Eilanden
c.1770
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: Sumatra is described as having mines of gold, silver, iron, and sulphur; and elephants, tigers, rhinoceroses, dragons and crocodiles. Gilolo has rice, sago and turtles. Ambon has nutmeg.
- Borneo9
- Sumatra9
- Dutch East Indies8
- Celebes6
- Java6
- Sulawesi6
- Western New Guinea6
- Malay Peninsula5
- Maluku Islands5
- Ava4
- Cochin China4
- East Indies Islands4
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