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Principal Dutch colonies in the Indian seas
1872
Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia
Two maps of the Dutch East Indies, decorated with drawings of local people and animals. Dutch colonial territory and local sultanates and provinces are highlighted. The heights of Java’s mountains and settlements are displayed in an elevation view.
Neueste Karte von Hinter Indien
1860
Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
The borders on this mid-19th century map of mainland Southeast Asia are colour-coded to show kingdoms, countries and colonial territories. Twelve different scales are shown, as different countries used different measurement systems.
East Indies
1855
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Coloured borders are used to highlight the colonial territories of the British (red), Dutch (orange), Spanish (red) and Portuguese (blue) on this mid-19th century map of Southeast Asia. An inset map shows the island and strait of Singapore.
China and the Birman Empire: with parts of Cochin-China and Siam
1853
Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos
The northern regions of mid-19th century Southeast Asia are included on this map of China, with the Birman Empire (Myanmar) bordered in green, Siam (Thailand) in blue, and Cochin-China (Vietnam) in yellow. Some of the larger rivers are named.
S.E. Peninsula and Malaysia
1849
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
The colonial possessions of Britain, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal and Denmark are shown on this mid-19th century map of Southeast Asia. There are inset maps of Penang Island and Singapore, and text describing the region’s colonial history.
Map of the Burman Empire including also Siam, Cochin-China, Ton-king and Malaya
1842
Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Brunei, Singapore
Regional borders are colour-coded on this mid-19th century map of mainland Southeast Asia, with British colonial territory in red (including part of the Burman Empire, the Straits Settlements, and Sarawak on Borneo).
Eastern islands or Malay archipelago
1836
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Thailand
Brief notes printed on this 19th century map of Southeast Asia provide details about each region, including: numbers and ethnicity of the population, local or colonial rulers, crops and products, geography (corals, forests, volcanos, earthquakes).
India (south part)
1824
Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia
The inset map on this map of India features part of mainland Southeast Asia: Pegu and the Tenasserim Provinces (Myanmar), Siam (Thailand), and the Malay Peninsula (Malaysia), with the Straits Settlements—Singapore, Malacca, Penang—highlighted in red.
The landing of the British Army at Chillinching on the island of Java 4th Augt. 1811
1815
Indonesia
A map of the landing of British troops at Chillinching (Cilincing, 12 miles to the east of Batavia), part of the 1811 invasion of Java during the Napoleonic Wars. The frigate Leda is at the river mouth, as the British soldiers row to shore.
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- Residential Area11
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