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Map of the Spanish and American trenshes on the south of Manila
c.1900-1909
Philippines
Created by the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War, this reconnaissance map of a small area south of Manila features Spanish (red) and American (blue) trenches, as well as roads, buildings and ground conditions (firm ground, swamps, fields).
Plan of the town and suburbs of Rangoon
c.1895-1897
Myanmar
Detailed plan of the city of Rangoon (Yangon, Myanmar) with commercial, religious, government and military buildings, surrounded by lakes, fields of crops and villages. Someone has drawn details on the map of areas that have undergone ‘levelling’.
Plan of Port Moresby and the road to the Lolokie River: New Giunea
1887
Papua New Guinea
This map focuses on the capital city of British New Guinea, Port Moresby, and the road heading north-east from the city to the Laloki River. Along the road, there are descriptions of the terrain (‘Open flat fairly grasses timbered with bastard Gum’).
Map of Prince of Wales' Island or Pulo Penang and province Wellesley
1853
Malaysia
Map of the Penang Strait, including written instructions on how to navigate the strait. On land, areas of cultivation are marked, with a table listing acreage used for each crop. A boundary with Siam based on an 1831 treaty is also shown.
- Malay Peninsula3
- Manila3
- Penang3
- Province Wellesley3
- Straits Settlements3
- Brani Island2
- Johore2
- Kedah2
- Kelantan2
- Luzon2
- Malacca2
- Malate2
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- [remove]Church13
- Residential Area11
- Cemetery/Columbarium10
- Hospital10
- Kampong/Village9
- Police Station9
- Jail/Prison7
- Military Barracks7
- Public Space7
- Court of Law6
- Military Fort5
- Mosque4
- Temple4
- Missionary Building3
- more Settlement Features »
- [remove]Wetlands13
- Mountain/Volcano8
- Mangrove7
- Jungle/Wooded Area1
- Azeem, Mohomed1
- Blakelock, D.H.1
- Dayot1
- Echols, Charles Patton1
- Jekyll, Captain1
- McCallum, Major Henry Edward1
- Moniot, J.1
- Ourand, C.H.1
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- Intelligence Branch, War Office2
- Hydrographic Office, Admiralty1
- Intelligence Division, War Office1
- Julius Bien & Co.1
- Norris Peters Co.1
- Philippines Company1
- Royal Asiatic Society1
- School of Military Engineering, Chatham1
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