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A six-sheet map of Groot-Atjèh (Aceh, northern Sumatra) focusing on areas occupied during the Aceh War (1873–1904) between the Sultanate of Aceh and Dutch colonists. It shows military positions and fortifications, buildings, routes and crops.

Topographical map of western Borneo, with inset maps of the islands off the west coast, and of the city of Pontianak including the docks and crops grown near the city (rice, coconut, mangosteen, sago, alang-alang, indigo plant, sugarcane, bamboo).

Map of Pedirstreek (Pidie Regency) on the east coast of Aceh, Sumatra, spread over two sheets. It is divided into administrative areas, and features rice paddies, villages, mosques, roads and local fortifications.

A large-scale map of Groot-Atjceh, northern Sumatra, spread over six sheets, and featuring details such as routes, crops (rice, banana, sugarcane, alang-alang, bamboo), mountains and wetlands, and settlements (city of Kota Radja (modern Banda Aceh)).

Map of the residency of Ambon in the Maluku Islands, divided by colour-coded administrative borders. There are inset maps the Banda Islands—including the nutmeg plantations and the town of Neira with its fort and hospital—and of Dutch New Guinea.

Map of the Moluccas (Maluku Islands) divided into the residencies of Ternate (orange borders) and Ambon (green borders). Many place names are in Dutch and Malay, and there is an inset map of the city of Ambon. Timor is marked as Portuguese territory.

Very detailed atlas of the entire Dutch East Indies, over 16 map sheets, with a cover and overview map. Includes topographic maps, inset maps of cities and islands, and maps featuring land and sea routes, languages, geology, colonial territory etc.

Map of the residency of Benkoelen (Bengkulu, southwest coast of Sumatra), over 10 sheets, with an inset map of the city of Bengkoelen (Bengkulu). Types of crops—coconut, rice, alang-alang, nipah palm, coffee—are marked. Sheet number 8 is missing.

This detailed late 19th century map shows Java divided into regencies, and features mountains, land and sea routes, and an inset map of the port city of Batavia (Jakarta). It was designed to be folded within book covers so it could be easily carried.

The residency of Preanger (Parahyangan), West Java, with plantations (coconut, coffee, tea, cinchona (‘kina’), betel, teakwood, bamboo) and crops (rice, sugarcane, alang-alang). Two inset maps: a triangulation map, and a map of land route distances.

Map of the Malay state of Johor, and Singapore. The route of a proposed railway north from Johor Bahru is shown. Apart from rivers and mountains, much of the terrain is blank, with labels such as ‘Unexplored Hill Country’ or ‘Dense Jungle and Swamp’.

Map of the Malay state of Johor, and Singapore. The route of a proposed railway north from Johor Bahru is shown. Apart from rivers and mountains, much of the terrain is blank, with labels such as ‘Unexplored Hill Country’ or ‘Dense Jungle and Swamp’.