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event1899

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Plan of the city of Manila, Philippines, showing the streets and buildings—categorised as military, civil or religious—around the Pasig River. Maritime routes are highlighted on inset maps of Manila Bay, the Philippines and the world.

Kaart der residentie Zuider- en Ooster-afdeeling van Borneo

event1899

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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.

Kaart de residentie Wester-afdeeling van Borneo

event1898

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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).

Kaart van de residentie Wester-afdeeling van Borneo

event1898

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Topographical map of western Borneo. Larger settlements are marked with their height above sea-level and with a flag to indicate a military garrison. They also have a letter signifying the local ruler, from Sultan to Lauthai (village elder).

Karte des Mahakam-Flusses in Borneo: Nach den aufnahme der Niederländischen Expedition zur Durchquerung Borneo's, 1896-1897

event1898

location_onIndonesia, Malaysia

Map of the Mahakam River in Borneo, based on an expedition by the Dutch explorer Dr. Anton Nieuwenhuis in the late 19th century. An inset map shows the upper reaches of the river at twice the scale of the main map.

Residentie Wester-afdeeling van Borneo

event1897

location_onIndonesia

A series of maps of rivers and paths in western Borneo, featuring mountains with their heights, jungles, wetlands and crops (coconut, bamboo, alang-alang, nipa palm). Only four sheets are available.

Atlas van Nederlandsch Oost-Indië

eventc.1897-1904

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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.

Kaart van den vierkanten paal gouvernements grondgebied te Ngabang

event1888

location_onIndonesia

Map of the town of Ngabang, on the Landak River, Borneo and the surrounding forest and mountains. Around the town are cemeteries, a well, a jail and a Chinese temple. Bamboo, coconut trees, fishing ponds and fields (including alang-alang) are marked.

Kaart van Sintang en omstreken

event1888

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The Kapoewas (Kapuas) and Melawi rivers converge on this map of the town of Sintang, Borneo. The town lines the river banks, surrounded by forest, wetlands, fields, bamboo, and coconut trees. Arrows on the rivers mark the direction of their flow.

Kaart van den vierkanten paal (I en II) gouvernements grondgebied te Sintang

event1888

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The Kapoewas (Kapuas) and Melawi rivers converge on this map of the town of Sintang, Borneo. The town lines the river banks, and is surrounded by fields, forest and marshland. Arrows on the rivers mark the direction of their flow.

Kaart van den vierkanten paal gouvernements-grondgebied te Montrado

event1887

location_onIndonesia

A map of government land around the town of Montrado, Borneo, a gold mining centre in the 19th century, as shown by the number of gold mines (‘goudmijn’) marked. There are also crops—coconut, alang-alang, bamboo—and agricultural and fish ponds.

Kaart van het Zuidwestelijk gedeelte van het landschap Mampawah, residentie Wester-afdeeling van Borneo

event1887

location_onIndonesia

Map of the crops—coconut, alang-alang, rice, nipa palm, bamboo—grown along the Mempawah River (west coast of Borneo). There are also large areas of swampy forest, Malay mosques, shrines and graveyards, and Chinese villages, temples and graveyards.

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