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A map of British North Borneo

event1894

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.

India shewing railways

event1894

location_onMyanmar

This map of India and Burma (Myanmar) shows railways, and railways sanctioned or under construction. Other maps in this series show the same area in different years of the 1890s.

Trade Routes in the Far East

event1894

location_onBrunei, 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

eventc.1894-1897

location_onIndonesia, 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.

Plan of Singapore town

event1893

location_onSingapore

Large-scale plan of Singapore city, spread over eight sheets. Includes the central civic/business area around the Singapore River, Tanjong Pagar dock, and residential areas. The city is surrounded by suburbs, cemeteries, mangroves, vegetable gardens.

Map to illustrate the Siamese question: showing the present limits of French claims, and the additional territory now demanded

event1893

location_onCambodia, 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.

India shewing railways

event1893

location_onMyanmar

This map of India and Burma (Myanmar) shows railways, and railways sanctioned or under construction. Other maps in this series show the same area in different years of the 1890s.

Sketch map of Baram District, Sarawak, Borneo

event1893

location_onMalaysia, Indonesia, Brunei

Map of the Baram District, Borneo, by the British ethnologist Charles Hose, divided into territories of indigenous peoples: Malanaus, Kayans, Kenniahs, Orang-Bukits, Sibops, Madangs, Kalabits, Balaits, Tutongs, Kadayans and Malays.

Burma and adjacent countries

event1892

location_onMyanmar, Thailand

The regional and national borders of Burma and Siam are hand-coloured on this map. Provinces, districts and states within Burma are also highlighted, and itemised in a separate list.

Burma and adjacent countries

event1892

location_onMyanmar, Thailand

The regional and national borders of Burma and Siam are hand-coloured on this map. Provinces, districts and states within Burma are also highlighted, and itemised in a separate list.

Map of British New Guinea

event1892

location_onPapua 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.

British Burma, Pegu division: With additions to railways up to 1891

event1891

location_onMyanmar

Topographical map of the Pegu Division of British Burma (Myanmar), spread over four sheets. In addition to mountains, forests, rivers and wetlands, rice fields, routes (road, railway, path, telegraph), villages and pagodas are marked.

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