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A map of British North Borneo
1899
Malaysia, 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.
Route chart to India and the East
1895
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Map of Asia featuring steamship routes—including around Southeast Asia—connecting ports such as Penang, Singapore, Batavia (Jakarta), Saigon, Bangkok, Rangun (Yangon), Manila, Macassar (Makassar) etc. There is also an inset map of Singapore.
A map of British North Borneo
1894
Malaysia, 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.
Trade Routes in the Far East
1894
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Map of stream ship trade routes around Southeast Asia. Rivers, railways, submarine telegraph cables, lighthouses (fixed, revolving and flashing), graving docks and coaling stations are marked. An inset map shows a railway route from Britain to Asia.
Queensland & British New Guinea
c.1894-1897
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
The first two sheets of this eight-sheet map focus on British New Guinea, with German and Dutch colonial areas of New Guinea also shown in part. There is a line marking a proposed change in border between Dutch and British territory.
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.
Map of British New Guinea
1892
Papua New Guinea, Indonesia
Map of British New Guinea, focusing on the sea (islands, shoals, reefs), coast (settlements, bays), mountains and land (‘dense forest’, ‘timbered with Eucalyptus’). Inset maps of Port Moresby, Samarai Island, and the whole island of New Guinea.
W. & A.K. Johnston's sheet of maps to illustrate the Caroline islands dispute between Germany and Spain
1885
Southeast Asia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, East Timor
Three maps of the Caroline Islands. One shows colonised areas in Southeast Asia: Dutch East Indies; British North Borneo, British New Guinea; German New Guinea; Philippines (Spain); Portuguese Timor. The route of the Challenger expedition is marked.
- Indonesia42
- Malaysia31
- Philippines23
- Singapore23
- Brunei22
- East Timor21
- Vietnam21
- Thailand20
- Cambodia19
- Myanmar19
- Laos18
- Southeast Asia18
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- Java29
- Sumatra25
- Malay Peninsula22
- Borneo21
- Siam20
- Celebes16
- Sulawesi16
- Western New Guinea13
- Cochin China12
- South China Sea12
- China Sea11
- New Guinea11
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- [remove]Shoal47
- Reef43
- [remove]Inset Map47
- Legend16
- Elevation12
- Illustration10
- Cartouche9
- Coat of Arms7
- Moll, Herman5
- Arrowsmith, John4
- Petermann, August Heinrich3
- Raffles, Sir Thomas Stamford3
- Horsfield, Dr. Thomas2
- Keulen, Gerard van2
- Norie, J.W.2
- Stephenson, J.2
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- Edward Stanford4
- Laurie & Whittle4
- J.W. Norie & Co.3
- John Arrowsmith3
- Philip Overton3
- Stanford's Geographical Establishment3
- Thomas Bowles3
- Black, Parbury & Allen2
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