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Navigation map of the west coast of Celebes (Sulawesi), north of Makassar. Bathymetry (sea depth), shoals and other obstructions are marked, with hills and settlements as landmarks, and elevations (side views of hills) to aid navigation.

Navigation map of the west coast of Celebes (Sulawesi), north of Makassar. Bathymetry (sea depth), lighthouses, shoals and other obstructions are marked, with trees and hills as landmarks, and elevations (side views of hills) to aid navigation.

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.

Eight navigation maps from around the south coast of Celebes (Sulawesi). Anchorages, roadsteads (bodies of water sheltered from tides/currents), bathymetry (sea depth), shoals and other obstructions are shown, with hills and settlements as landmarks.

Map of routes to and around Lake Poso, central Celebes (Sulawesi) by the Dutch missionary and ethnographer Albert Christian Kruyt. The legend records types of rocks found at points along the route.

Map of Asia featuring steamship routes—including around Southeast Asia—connecting ports such as Penang, Singapore, Batavia (Jakarta), Saigon, Bangkok, Rangun (Yangon), Manila, Macassar (Makassar) etc. There is also an inset map of Singapore.

Detailed topographical map of South Celebes (Sulawesi) spread over four sheets, featuring crops (coffee, alang-alang, rice), fishing ponds, salt panning. With two additional maps of the island of Saleijer (Selayar) and Pitoempanoewae (Pitumpanua).

Map of Pitoempanoewae (Pitumpanua) on the east coast of South Sulawesi on the Gulf of Boni. Settlements, rivers, roads and rice fields are marked, with wetlands along the coast and mountains further inland.

Map of the Minahasa Peninsula, Celebes (Sulawesi) divided into administrative regions, and spread over four sheets. A table lists significant places, with their latitude, longitude and height above sea level.

On this map of the northern tip of the Minahasa Peninsula, the roads have been added in pencil after the map was printed. Similarly, the elevation (side view) of the peninsula’s mountains has the route of a journey added in pencil.

This detailed map of the Dutch East Indies in the mid-19th century contains a great deal of information: topographical details, settlements and administrative areas, roads, railways and maritime routes, telegraph lines, inset maps etc.

Map of the South Peninsula of Celebes (Sulawesi). The Spermonde Archipelago in the Makassar Strait is very detailed with islands, shoals, reefs and bathymetry. (From ‘Algemeene Atlas van Nederlandsche Indie [General Atlas of the Dutch East Indies]’.)