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Kaart der residentie Zuider- en Ooster-afdeeling van Borneo

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On this map, the residency of South and East Borneo is divided into departments (green borders) and provinces (yellow borders). There is an inset plan of the city of Banjarmasin, with rivers, buildings, residential areas, roads and crops marked.

Map of Singapore and surrounding country

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Map of Singapore Island, including the surrounding islands and straits, and southern Johor. Lighthouses are marked in red and yellow, including Horsburgh Lighthouse on Pedra Branca, Raffles Lighthouse and Fort Canning Lighthouse.

Kaart van het eiland Borneo

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This map of Borneo is divided between two residencies of the Dutch East Indies (Residentie Westerafdeeling van Borneo and Residentie Zuider en Oosterafdeeling van Borneo), and the British protectorates of Sarawak and British North Borneo.

A map of British North Borneo

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The colonial territories of British North Borneo are shown in pink on this late 19th century map, with Brunei and Sarawak in green, and Dutch colonial territory in yellow. Sea routes around the British Empire are depicted on an inset map.

Westkust Sumatra: Padang tot Vlakkehoek

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Navigation map of the west coast of Sumatra, including the cities of Padang and Bengkulu, and the Mentawai islands. Bathymetry (sea depth), lighthouses, shoals and other obstructions are marked, with hills and settlements to use as landmarks.

Riouw archipel: Straat Doerian en oostelijke vaarwaters

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Navigation map of the waters and straits around some of the islands of the Riau Archipelago, between Sumatra and Batam. Bathymetry (sea depth), current and tide data, reefs, shoals and other obstructions (clay, mud, shells, stones, sand) are marked.

Noordkust Java: Westervaarwater van Soerabaja

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This map of the Madura Strait between Java and Madura is designed to aid navigation: bathymetry (water depth), lighthouses, shoals and reefs, rocks and mud, anchor points, and landmark mountains are all marked. Text describes the tidal conditions.

Straat Mangkasar: Blad II

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Late 19th century map of the Makassar Strait between Borneo and Celebes (Sulawesi), with shoals and reefs, bathymetry (sea depth), shipwrecks and other navigation aids marked. On land, mountains, with their heights, and rivers are shown.

Westkust Sumatra: Melaboe tot Singkel

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Navigation map of the northwest coast of Sumatra. Bathymetry (sea depth), anchor points, shoals and other obstructions (clay, coral, mud, stones, sand) are marked, with hills and settlements to use as landmarks.

Riouw archipel: Straat Riouw

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Navigation map of the Riau Strait between Batam, Bintan and Rempang (Riau Archipelago). Bathymetry (sea depth), current and tide data, reefs, shoals and other obstructions are marked. A second map features improvements to part of the original map.

Westkust Celebes: Vaarwaters benoorden Makasser: Blad II

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Navigation map of the west coast of Celebes (Sulawesi), north of Makassar. Bathymetry (sea depth), shoals and other obstructions are marked, with hills and settlements as landmarks, and elevations (side views of hills) to aid navigation.

Vaarwaters en ankerplaatsen nabij het eiland Banka

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Four navigation maps of locations around Banka (Bangka) Island, east of Sumatra. Anchor points, lighthouses, bathymetry (sea depth), shoals and other obstructions and landmarks (hills, buildings, trees) are shown.

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