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Sketch map shewing the rivers and an outline of the coast... Gulf of Papua, British New Guinea
1893
Papua New Guinea
Map of part of the east coast of the Gulf of Papua, with river mouths, shoals, bathymetry (water depth). On land, notes on terrain (‘Hills 100 to 150 ft. high’), land (‘Good soil’), vegetation (‘Nipa and Sago Palms’) and people (‘Ipikoi Tribe’).
Sketch map of the head of Collingwood Bay
1892
Papua New Guinea
Map of Collingwood Bay, north coast of New Guinea, with bearings to mountains, bathymetry (sea depth), shoals and reefs. On land, notes on terrain (‘sloping plains’, ‘Stiff clay soil’), vegetation (‘Casuarina trees’) and people (‘FRIENDLY TRIBE’).
Sketch map shewing the rivers and an outline of the coast... Gulf of Papua, British New Guinea
1892
Papua New Guinea
Map of part of the west coast of the Gulf of Papua, with islands, river mouths, shoals, bathymetry (water depth), notes to aid navigation. On land, notes on terrain (‘Limestone Hill’), vegetation (‘Pandanus & Nipa Palms’) and people (‘Paia Tribe’).
New sketch map of the protected Malay State of Perak
1892
Malaysia
Map of state of Perak (Malay Peninsula) with a table of statistics: area, population, road/railway/river lengths, revenue, tin exports. Straits Settlements highlighted red. Someone has added handwritten travel times/distances by steamer/road/train.
Rough sketch plan of St. Joseph District, British New Guinea
1890
Papua New Guinea
Map of part of British New Guinea with notes on terrain (‘Swamp’), vegetation (‘Grass & wood patches with old gardens’) and people (‘Oru tribe’), and three elevation views of mountain ranges. Some villages are marked as having ‘resident teachers’.
Kaart van de Afdeeling Deli der residentie Oostkust van Sumatra
1887
Indonesia
A map of the department of Deli, Java, divided into administrative districts, and spread over eight sheets. Rivers, railways, roads and paths, forests and mountains, and crops—rice, coconut, pepper, nutmeg, alang-alang—are marked.
Plan of Port Moresby and the road to the Lolokie River: New Giunea
1887
Papua New Guinea
This map focuses on the capital city of British New Guinea, Port Moresby, and the road heading north-east from the city to the Laloki River. Along the road, there are descriptions of the terrain (‘Open flat fairly grasses timbered with bastard Gum’).
- Malay Peninsula7
- Penang7
- British New Guinea5
- New Guinea5
- Province Wellesley5
- Straits Settlements5
- Perak4
- Dutch East Indies3
- Pulo Penang3
- Sumatra3
- Dindings Territory2
- George Town2
- more Detailed Location »
- Kampong/Village14
- Military Fort7
- Church6
- Police Station6
- Residential Area6
- Cemetery/Columbarium5
- Hospital4
- Jail/Prison4
- Military Barracks4
- Mosque3
- Public Space3
- Missionary Building2
- Communal Land/Property1
- Court of Law1
- more Settlement Features »
- Arrowsmith, Aaron2
- Lefroy, G.A.2
- Azeem, Mohomed1
- Binard, A.1
- Cameron, J.B.1
- Geisendörfer, J.1
- Gélas1
- Jekyll, Captain1
- more Map Maker »
- Surveyor General's Office, Brisbane4
- A. Arrowsmith2
- Intelligence Branch, War Office2
- Intelligence Division, War Office2
- Stanford's Geographical Establishment2
- Government Engraving & Lithographic Office, Brisbane1
- Lemercier et Cie.1
- Office Chief Engineer, Division of the Philippines1
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