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Map of the Island of Singapore and its dependencies
1898
Singapore
Map of Singapore Island, divided into Districts, including the surrounding islands and straits. The city centre, roads and forests are marked. MacRitchie Reservoir is at the centre of the island, with coconut plantations along the east coast.
Map of the Johore Territory 1893
1894
Malaysia, Singapore
Map of the Malay state of Johor, and Singapore. The route of a proposed railway north from Johor Bahru is shown. Apart from rivers and mountains, much of the terrain is blank, with labels such as ‘Unexplored Hill Country’ or ‘Dense Jungle and Swamp’.
Map of Johore Territory 1893
1893
Malaysia, Singapore
Map of the Malay state of Johor, and Singapore. The route of a proposed railway north from Johor Bahru is shown. Apart from rivers and mountains, much of the terrain is blank, with labels such as ‘Unexplored Hill Country’ or ‘Dense Jungle and Swamp’.
Map to illustrate Mr. W.R.D. Beckett's route, Novr. 1891-April 1892
1893
Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos
The route of W.R.D. Beckett between Bangkok and Saigon, partly along the Mekong River, is marked on this map, along with trade routes, police posts, mines (copper, iron, gold), and products (the spice cardamom, and resin benzoin (‘Gumbenjamin’)).
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 of route from Sisophon to Korat / Sketch of route from Korat to Nongkhai
1893
Cambodia, Thailand
Routes of W.R.D. Beckett between Sisophon (Cambodia) and Korat, and Korat and Nongkhai (both Thailand) are marked on these two maps, with lacquer trees, paddy fields, bog iron, salt fields shown. The heights of locations along the route are recorded.
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 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’).
- Malay Peninsula12
- British New Guinea7
- New Guinea7
- Penang7
- Java6
- Province Wellesley5
- Straits Settlements5
- Batavia4
- Batavia Bay4
- Jakarta4
- Jakarta Bay4
- Johore4
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- Kampong/Village23
- Military Fort13
- Police Station12
- Residential Area11
- Hospital9
- Cemetery/Columbarium8
- Church8
- Jail/Prison7
- Military Barracks7
- Public Space5
- Missionary Building4
- Mosque4
- Temple4
- Court of Law3
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- Walker, John4
- Arrowsmith, Aaron2
- Beckett, W.R.D.2
- Cameron, J.B.2
- Horsfield, Dr. Thomas2
- Keulen, Gerard van2
- Lake, H.2
- Lefroy, G.A.2
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- Intelligence Division, War Office6
- Surveyor General's Office, Brisbane6
- Intelligence Branch, War Office3
- Stanford's Geographical Establishment3
- A. Arrowsmith2
- Black, Parbury & Allen2
- J.W. Norie & Co.2
- James Horsburgh2
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