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Military map of the Isle of Luzon

event1900

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A map of Luzon, Philippines divided into military and civilian regions. Made for the American military, it features roads, railways, telegraph lines, mountains and rivers. An inset map of Manila shows military, civil and religious buildings.

Manila

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

location_onIndonesia

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.

Copie no. 2: Plan van den stadt en het casteel van Batavia met een gedeeltevan deszelfs voorsteeden en verdere buijtenplaatse ao 1762

event1898

location_onIndonesia

A hand-drawn and coloured plan of the important port city of Batavia (Jakarta), with a detailed legend identifying parts of the city, castle and suburbs. Handwritten notes around the border give the names of roads. Copied from a 1764 map.

Situatie plan van Batavia met desselfs stranden en ommelanden tot de buiten posten Angiol, Noortwijk, Rijswijk, de Kelling , Ankee en de Fluit

event1898

location_onIndonesia

Plan of the city of Batavia (Jakarta) with its suburbs and surrounding areas. Artillery batteries are marked on the beaches, and there is a detailed legend identifying places on the map. This is a copy of an original 1797 map.

Kaart der hoofdplaats Batavia omstreeks het jaar 1740

event1898

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A mid-18th century map of the important port of Batavia (Jakarta), with military forts, a pier, hospitals, churches, and residential streets. However, the city is also surrounded by fields and plantations, for producing crops and grazing animals.

De stad Batavia met derzelver omstreken: Geteekend in 1826

event1898

location_onIndonesia

The city of Batavia (Jakarta) with its port and castle is to the north (right side of the map). Koningsplein (Merdeka Square), a large area of rice paddies, graveyards and villages can be seen to the south (left). Copied from a c.1826 map.

Situatieplan van Batavia desselfs stranden en ommelanden

event1898

location_onIndonesia

Plan of the city of Batavia (Jakarta), its suburbs and surrounding areas, focussing on the river and canal system. This is a copy of an original c.1790 map. The pier has been pencilled in, as it was not built when the original map was produced.

Plattegrond van de stad en casteel Batavia, met de daarnaast gelegene situatie

event1898

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Plan of the port city of Batavia (Jakarta) with the pier (and North) at the bottom. There is a legend, and an illustrated cartouche featuring a female figure holding an oar and a shield decorated with the ‘VOC’ logo of the Dutch East India Company.

Kaart de residentie Wester-afdeeling van Borneo

event1898

location_onIndonesia

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 Batavia omstreeks 240 jaren geleden overgebracht in 1864

event1898

location_onIndonesia

Although published in the 19th century, this is a copy of a much earlier map of Batavia (Jakarta) from c.1625. It focuses on the castle and fortifications, but also shows the fields of crops and wetlands surrounding the city.

Kaart van Batavia omstreeks het jaar 1625

event1898

location_onIndonesia

Although published in 1898, this map is copied from a c.1625 map of Batavia (Jakarta). It focuses on the castle and fortifications (in red), but also shows the fields of crops, a graveyard and the wetlands surrounding the city (in blue).

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