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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.
Asiatic archipelago
1858
Vietnam, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Indonesia, East Timor, Cambodia, Brunei
This late 19th century map of Southeast Asia shows the best maritime routes around the region, according to the time of year. There are also inset maps highlighting the rivers and southern islands of Singapore, and the sea depth around Labuan Island.
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.
Malay Archipelago, or East India Islands
1851
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This mid-19th century map of Southeast Asia is illustrated with drawings of indigenous people from New Guinea, a ‘bee bear’ (probably a sun bear), a sailboat in front of Victoria Mount in New Guinea, and a village and palm trees in Sarawak, Borneo.
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.
Part of the Malayan Archipelago
1846
Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore
This map focuses on maritime Southeast Asia, with coastal settlements, rivers, bays, islands, straits and seas named. Shoals and reefs are marked. The only land feature is the mountains of Borneo, represented by short lines/dashes (called hachures).
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).
Asiatic archipelago
1840
Vietnam, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Indonesia, East Timor, Brunei, Cambodia
This late 19th century map of Southeast Asia shows the best maritime routes around the region, according to the time of year. There is also an inset map highlighting the rivers and southern islands of Singapore.
Map of the Burman Empire including also Siam, Cochin-China, Ton-king and Malaya
c.1840-1852
Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Singapore, Brunei
Although this mid-19th century map covers all of mainland Southeast Asia, the Burman Empire (Myanmar) is shown in greater detail, especially its districts, rivers and place names. It was produced by the James Wyld, geographer to Queen Victoria.
Asia / published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
1840
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Thailand
This map of Asia was published by The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge in the mid-19th century. It includes a list of the number of people living in each Asian region, with the total population of Asia listed as 630 million.
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).
- [remove]National Library Board Singapore108
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- Indonesia96
- Malaysia86
- Singapore80
- Thailand78
- Cambodia76
- Myanmar75
- Vietnam74
- Laos72
- Brunei67
- Southeast Asia61
- Philippines60
- East Timor50
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- Sumatra74
- Borneo70
- Java62
- Malay Peninsula57
- Sulawesi49
- Celebes45
- Siam40
- Malacca34
- Pegu34
- Western New Guinea29
- Maluku Islands23
- East Indies21
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- [remove]Mountain/Volcano108
- Jungle/Wooded Area38
- Wild Animals23
- Mangrove3
- Wetlands3
- Ptolemy10
- Bellin, Jacques Nicolas9
- Prévost, Abbé7
- Blaeu, Willem Janszoon5
- Hondius, Jodocus5
- Jansson, Jan5
- Mercator, Gerhard5
- Wit, Frederik de5
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- Antonio Zatta3
- Isaak Tirion3
- John Arrowsmith3
- Pieter van der Aa3
- G. Mercator Junior2
- Gerard onder de Linden2
- Homann Heirs2
- Jacques Nicolas Bellin2
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- Amsterdam36
- London26
- Paris14
- Venice8
- Basel4
- Leiden4
- Nuremberg4
- Edinburgh2
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