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Trade Routes in the Far East
1894
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Map of stream ship trade routes around Southeast Asia. Rivers, railways, submarine telegraph cables, lighthouses (fixed, revolving and flashing), graving docks and coaling stations are marked. An inset map shows a railway route from Britain to Asia.
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.
W. & A.K. Johnston's sheet of maps to illustrate the Caroline islands dispute between Germany and Spain
1885
Southeast Asia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, East Timor
Three maps of the Caroline Islands. One shows colonised areas in Southeast Asia: Dutch East Indies; British North Borneo, British New Guinea; German New Guinea; Philippines (Spain); Portuguese Timor. The route of the Challenger expedition is marked.
Gulf of Siam: Malay Peninsula - East Coast. Lakon Roads to Lem Tane
1880
Thailand
Produced by the British Admiralty’s Hydrographic Office, this map includes various navigational aids, such as maritime routes, bathymetry (sea depth), tide and current data, and elevations (side views of hills and mountains to use as landmarks).
Asiatic archipelago
1876
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.
Chart of the China Sea
1864
Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, East Timor, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
To aid navigation, this map shows small islands, shoals and reefs, maritime routes for use during monsoons or at particular times of the year, bathymetry (sea depth), tide information, shipwrecks, compass roses and landmark mountains at the coasts.
Extension of the Electric Telegraph to Canton, Hong Kong, etc. from the Port of Rangoon
1860
Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Map of a proposed extension of a telegraph system from Rangoon (Yangon, Myanmar) to China. Includes current and projected railways, steam ship routes, and population figures for western China. From the British magazine ‘The Illustrated London News’.
Arracan: chart of the entrance to the river
1858
Myanmar
This navigation map of the mouth of the Kaladan River on the west coast of Arracan (modern Myanmar) features drawings of coastal features (elevations), bathymetry (sea depth), shoals and reefs, landmarks, and notes on how to enter the river safely.
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.
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.
- Indonesia30
- Malaysia19
- Singapore14
- Vietnam11
- Cambodia9
- East Timor9
- Philippines9
- Thailand9
- Myanmar8
- Papua New Guinea8
- Laos7
- Brunei6
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- Java22
- Malay Peninsula19
- Sumatra15
- South China Sea13
- Borneo10
- Celebes10
- China Sea10
- Sulawesi10
- Philippine Islands8
- Siam8
- Cochin China7
- Papua or New Guinea7
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- [remove]Maritime Route41
- Bathymetry33
- Tide Data7
- Current Data3
- [remove]Mountain/Volcano41
- Wetlands12
- Jungle/Wooded Area7
- Mangrove6
- Arrowsmith, John4
- Ross, Daniel4
- Walker, John4
- Arrowsmith, Aaron2
- Bateman, John2
- Horsfield, Dr. Thomas2
- Keulen, Gerard van2
- Norie, J.W.2
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- Laurie & Whittle9
- James Horsburgh4
- J.W. Norie & Co.3
- John Arrowsmith3
- A. Arrowsmith2
- Black, Parbury & Allen2
- Charles Wilson2
- J.W. Norie & Wilson2
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- [remove]London41
- Edinburgh1
- Liverpool1
- Singapore1