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Kaart van den vierkanten paal gouvernements grondgebied te Ngabang
1888
Indonesia
Map of the town of Ngabang, on the Landak River, Borneo and the surrounding forest and mountains. Around the town are cemeteries, a well, a jail and a Chinese temple. Bamboo, coconut trees, fishing ponds and fields (including alang-alang) are marked.
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.
Military cantonments: town and suburbs of Akyab, 1853-54
1866
Myanmar
Plan of British military installations in the port town of Akyab, Burma (Sittwe, Myanmar), featuring piers on the Kolladyne River (Kaladan River), hospitals, a work house, mission house, hotel, bazaar, burial grounds, religious buildings etc.
Plan de la ville et forteresse de Malaca = Grondtekening van de Stad en Vesting Malakka
1750
Malaysia
This mid-18th century plan of the city of Malaca (Malacca/Melaka) focuses on the military fort (‘A Famosa [The Famous]’), but also includes two churches, a mosque and a Chinese temple. Two markets are also marked, as is the entrance to the port.
Plan de la ville et forteresse de Malaca = Grondtekening van de Stad en Vesting Malakka
1750
Malaysia
This mid-18th century plan of the city of Malaca (Malacca/Melaka) focuses on the military fort (‘A Famosa [The Famous]’), but also includes two churches, a mosque and a Chinese temple. Two markets are also marked, as is the entrance to the port.
- Dutch East Indies13
- Batavia12
- Jakarta12
- Java12
- Ayutthaya8
- Chao Phraya River8
- Siam8
- Banckok6
- Bangkok6
- Borneo6
- Rievier Me-nam6
- Siri India6
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- Residential Area24
- Hospital22
- Military Fort22
- Church20
- Kampong/Village20
- Temple18
- Public Space16
- Cemetery/Columbarium15
- Military Barracks13
- Jail/Prison10
- Palace8
- Mosque7
- Police Station5
- Post Office5
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- [remove]Bridge35
- River34
- Road29
- Canal13
- Path13
- Railway/Tramway6
- Telegraph/Telephone5
- Postal Route2
- [remove]Civic/Metropolitan Border35
- District/Administrative Border3
- Colonial Possessions2
- [remove]Legend35
- Illustration11
- Cartouche8
- Inset Map5
- Coat of Arms3
- Valentyn, François6
- Schley, Jacobus van der5
- Bellin, Jacques Nicolas4
- Akber, Golam1
- Blakelock, D.H.1
- Eckstein, Charles1
- Fromp, J.1
- Hooyer, G.H.1
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- Topographische Bureau10
- Johannes van Braam4
- Joannes van Braam2
- Pierre de Hondt2
- Topographische Inrichting2
- Clement de Jonghe1
- Departement van Koloniën1
- Jacques Nicolas Bellin1
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