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A large-scale map of northern Sumatra, spread over 16 sheets, and divided into administrative regions. The island of Nijas (Nias) is marked with the locations of local tribes, and there is a list of other maps referenced in producing the map.

Detailed topographical map of the east coast of Sumatra, spread over 34 sheets. The area’s farms are listed and shown on the map, with types of crop grown. With five inset maps of individual towns. Two sheets and the cover sheet are missing.

A map recording five Dutch expeditions through the Karo Lands of northern Sumatra. The mountainous terrain is represented by contour lines, with peaks’ heights marked. The names of groups of the indigenous Karo people are shown in large letters.

Detailed topographical map of the east coast of Sumatra, spread over 36 sheets plus a cover sheet of the whole area. Mountains and forests dominate, with villages, routes and administrative borders shown. With five inset maps of individual towns.

Map of the city of Padang on the west coast of Sumatra, with inset maps of the nearby islands, featuring residential, business, government and military areas. There are also agricultural areas with coconut, nutmeg, bamboo, nipa palm and sago palm.

From a Dutch geographical society journal, this map of the west coast of Atjeh (Aceh), Sumatra, shows shoals, reefs, bathymetry (sea depth) and anchor points. On land, there are mountains (with heights), rivers, pepper plantations and rice fields.

On this map of Southeast Asia, numerous small islands, shoals and reefs are marked and named, especially in the South China Sea and around the Sunda and Maluku islands. Submarine cables to carry telegraph messages around the region are also shown.

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.

British Burma is shown on the right of this two-sheet map of India. The green areas had come under British rule after the first and second Anglo-Burmese wars, with Upper Burma (light brown) being incorporated after the Third Anglo-Burmese War (1885).

This map of the Atjeh and its surrounding area (modern province of Aceh, Indonesia) is divided into administrative areas. There is an inset map of the capital city Kota Radja (Banda Aceh), and mountains (with their height) and rivers are marked.

A map of the watershed of the Bila and Pane rivers in northern Sumatra. In addition to many rivers/tributaries, mountains, roads, paths and administrative borders are marked. Side views of mountains (elevations) are shown to use a landmarks.

A hand drawn map of the province of South Sumatra, divided into administrative districts, and including the capital city of Palembang. Mountains and rivers are featured prominently, with a list at the top left indicating the heights of the mountains.