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Map of Prince of Wales' Island or Pulo Penang and province Wellesley
1853
Malaysia
Map of the Penang Strait, including written instructions on how to navigate the strait. On land, areas of cultivation are marked, with a table listing acreage used for each crop. A boundary with Siam based on an 1831 treaty is also shown.
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’).
Rough Sketch of 200 miles of the western portion of British New Guinea, including rivers
1890
Papua New Guinea
Map of British New Guinea with notes on the terrain (‘Low country’), vegetation (‘Mangrove, Nipa and Fan Palms’), crops (‘Small plantations Sugar cane & Taro’), coastal features (‘Coral and Sand flats) and people (‘Friendly tribe’, ‘Dariamo Tribe’).
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’.
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.
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’).
- British New Guinea6
- New Guinea6
- Malay Peninsula5
- Penang5
- Province Wellesley5
- Straits Settlements5
- Perak4
- Brani Island2
- Dindings Territory2
- Dutch East Indies2
- Gulf of Papua2
- Johore2
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- [remove]Kampong/Village17
- Church7
- Police Station7
- Residential Area7
- Cemetery/Columbarium6
- Hospital4
- Jail/Prison4
- Military Barracks4
- Military Fort4
- Mosque3
- Public Space3
- Court of Law2
- Missionary Building2
- Communal Land/Property1
- more Settlement Features »
- [remove]Mangrove17
- Wetlands16
- Mountain/Volcano15
- Jungle/Wooded Area7
- Lefroy, G.A.2
- Azeem, Mohomed1
- Cameron, J.B.1
- Jekyll, Captain1
- MacGregor, Sir William1
- Moniot, J.1
- Ross, Daniel1
- Smith, H.M.1
- more Map Maker »
- Surveyor General's Office, Brisbane5
- Intelligence Branch, War Office2
- Stanford's Geographical Establishment2
- Edmund Gregory1
- Government Engraving & Lithographic Office, Brisbane1
- Hydrographic Office, Admiralty1
- Intelligence Division, War Office1
- Office Chief Engineer, Division of the Philippines1
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