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Map of South Eastern part of New Guinea: to illustrate the explorations of Rev. J. Chalmers, L.M.S.
1887
Papua New Guinea
Map of the southeast coast of British New Guinea, divided into administrative regions, with the northern regions left mostly blank. Based on the explorations of the Scottish missionary James Chalmers.
India, Burmah and the adjacent parts of Beluchistan, Afghanistan, Turkestan, the Chinese Empire, and Siam
1887
Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia
British Burma is shown on the right of this two-sheet map of India. The green areas had come under British rule after the first and second Anglo-Burmese wars, with Upper Burma (light brown) being incorporated after the Third Anglo-Burmese War (1885).
A sketch map of the East Indian possessions of the Netherlands
1886
Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore
Produced by the Intelligence Branch of the British War Office, this map shows Dutch colonial territories in maritime Southeast Asia, and their political and military divisions in Java and Madura. British and Spanish territories are also marked.
Burma: with parts of India, China, and Siam
1886
Myanmar, Laos, Thailand
Map of Burma labelled with indigenous peoples (uppercase red text) and products (salt, copper, tea, rubies, coal, rubber, petroleum, marble, jade, silver) of each area. It also marks two journeys by the explorer J. Annan Bryce, and proposed railways.
Sketch map showing forest reserves (sanctioned and proposed) in the Pegu and Tenasserim Divisions of British Burma
1881
Myanmar
Map of forest reserves—sanctioned and proposed—on the west coast of British Burma (Myanmar). The map also shows rivers, including the Irrawaddy River, and the railway from Rangoon (Yangon) to Prome (Pyay).
Map of the Malay Peninsula 1879
1879
Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand
Six-sheet map of the Malay Peninsula, featuring settlements, mountains and rivers. Labels note names of indigenous peoples, or describe terrain/resources. There is an inset map of Singapore town, and the Straits Settlements are highlighted in red.
Burmah, Siam and Cochin China
1875
Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
This map of mainland Southeast Asia features short texts noting mines, trade routes and travel times (‘5 to 7 days on Elephants’), history (‘conquered by the King of Siam 1809’), peoples (‘states tributary to the Chinese’) and products (‘Tea Tree’).
Map of Burmah, and adjacent countries
1875
Myanmar, Thailand
Small notes on this map of Burmah (Myanmar) describe mines, crops and products produced, names of local tribes etc. e.g.: ‘a passage to Rangoon in the wet season’, ‘Ship of 400 tons built here’, ‘Alompra’s birth place’, ‘Gold dust in the streams’.
- Myanmar41
- Thailand28
- Malaysia25
- Singapore15
- Indonesia11
- Philippines10
- Laos7
- Vietnam7
- Brunei5
- Cambodia4
- East Timor3
- Southeast Asia3
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- Burma27
- Siam26
- Upper Burma24
- Lower Burma19
- Malay Peninsula18
- Ayeyarwady River12
- Irrawaddy River12
- North Shan States11
- Pegu9
- Upper Chindwin9
- Straits Settlements8
- British Burma7
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- Kampong/Village23
- Military Fort9
- Police Station9
- Hospital7
- Church6
- Cemetery/Columbarium5
- Military Barracks5
- Residential Area5
- Jail/Prison4
- Temple4
- Public Space3
- Court of Law2
- Mosque2
- Palace2
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- [remove]River72
- Railway/Tramway36
- Road32
- Path15
- Telegraph/Telephone6
- Bridge2
- Canal1
- Postal Route1
- [remove]District/Administrative Border72
- National Border32
- Colonial Possessions30
- Regional Border13
- Civic/Metropolitan Border7
- Thuillier, Colonel H.R.11
- Arrowsmith, John3
- Longe, Captain F.B.3
- Petermann, August Heinrich3
- Strahan, Colonel George3
- Strahan, Major General Charles3
- Walker, John3
- Blakelock, D.H.2
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- Survey of India Offices, Calcutta27
- Intelligence Division, War Office8
- Edward Stanford5
- Stanford's Geographical Establishment5
- Royal Geographical Society4
- Intelligence Branch, War Office3
- Black, Parbury & Allen2
- Julius Bien & Co.2
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