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A map of British North Borneo
1894
Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia
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.
Zuidelijk gedeelte van de Chineesche zee: Blad I
1893
Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore
Navigation map of the southern part of the South China Sea, including the straits of Malacca and Singapore, and the Riau Archipelago. Bathymetry (sea depth), lighthouses, shoals and other obstructions are marked, with hills to use as landmarks.
Noordwestkust Sumatra: Van Roesa to de Bocht van Pedir
1893
Indonesia
A navigation map of the northern tip of Sumatra, featuring bathymetry (sea depth), reefs, shoals, and side views of landmark mountains (elevations). Lighthouses are highlighted in red and yellow, with lines to indicate the limits of their range.
Plannen van ankerplaatsen Kleine Soenda eilanden
1893
Indonesia
Fifty-seven separate maps of bays, roadsteads—a body of water sheltered from tides/currents—and anchor points around the Lesser Sunda Islands. Landmarks, lighthouses, bathymetry (sea depth), shoals, reefs and other obstructions are marked.
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 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’).
Sketch map shewing the rivers and an outline of the coast... Gulf of Papua, British New Guinea
1892
Papua New Guinea
Map of part of the west coast of the Gulf of Papua, with islands, river mouths, shoals, bathymetry (water depth), notes to aid navigation. On land, notes on terrain (‘Limestone Hill’), vegetation (‘Pandanus & Nipa Palms’) and people (‘Paia Tribe’).
Schutzgebiet der Neu-Guinea-Kompanie
c.1892-1893
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
Very detailed six-sheet map of eastern New Guinea, with numerous inset maps of bays and islands, and other inset maps covering ethnography, explorers of the region, marine routes across the Pacific Ocean, cannibalism, missionaries activity etc.
Kaiser Wilhelms Land, Bismarck Archipel und Salomon Inseln
1891
Papua New Guinea
Navigation map of Kaiser-Wilhelmsland, in German New Guinea. It features bathymetry (sea depth), reefs and shoals, lighthouses (coloured red and yellow) and landmark mountains. A boundary divides German and British colonial territories on New Guinea.
Kaart der Bataklanden en van het eiland Nijas
1890
Indonesia
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.
- Indonesia168
- Malaysia48
- Singapore30
- Vietnam19
- Brunei15
- Philippines15
- East Timor12
- Papua New Guinea10
- Thailand10
- Cambodia9
- Myanmar8
- Southeast Asia6
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- Dutch East Indies89
- Java79
- Sumatra65
- Borneo36
- Malay Peninsula35
- Java Sea34
- South China Sea33
- Celebes29
- Sulawesi29
- Sunda Strait25
- Batavia22
- Jakarta21
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- Kampong/Village71
- Military Fort41
- Post Office16
- Church15
- Residential Area14
- Cemetery/Columbarium13
- Temple8
- Hospital7
- Military Barracks7
- Missionary Building5
- Public Space5
- Jail/Prison4
- Mosque4
- Palace3
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- [remove]Bathymetry200
- Maritime Route142
- Tide Data33
- Current Data12
- [remove]Mountain/Volcano200
- Wetlands62
- Jungle/Wooded Area35
- Mangrove8
- Wild Animals7
- Cronenberg, F.34
- Wolff29
- Versteeg, W.F.24
- Berghaus, Heinrich Karl Wilhelm13
- Melvill van Carnbee, Pieter12
- Jättnig, Wilhelm9
- Böhm8
- Après de Mannevillette, Jean-Baptiste d'7
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- Van Haren Noman & Kolff34
- Ministerie van Marine, Afdeeling Hydrographie27
- Roeloffzen en Hübner21
- D. Heyse15
- Justus Perthes14
- A.J. Bogaerts13
- Gerard van Keulen9
- Hydrographische Bureau9
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- Batavia47
- Amsterdam41
- London38
- The Hague30
- Gotha14
- Paris10
- Brisbane4
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