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Seven locations in the Dutch East Indies on one sheet: the islands of Borneo, Sumatra, Celebes (Sulawesi), Ambon and Banda, the city of Padang and its region on the west coast of Sumatra, and the tip of the Minahasa Peninsula (northern Celebes).

Geological map of the Minahasa Peninsula, Celebes (Sulawesi) showing rock types. Two more topographical maps show the terrain of the northeast tip of the peninsula, with elevation views including of the volcano Mount Klabat.

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.

Map of the city of Makassar, Celebes (Suawesi), with the Dutch Fort Rotterdam, Koning’s Plein (King's Square) and a military hospital. The surrounding area has villages and crops: rice (paddy) fields, coconut, bamboo, nipa palm, banana.

Map of Saleijer (Selayar)—an island off the south coast of Celebes (Sulawesi)—and nearby islands. Settlements and roads are shown, including a long road along the west coast which links cities marked with a Dutch flag, illustrating colonial rule.

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 South Peninsula of Celebes (Sulawesi), spread over four sheets. It features crops (alang-alang, coffee, rice, sugarcane), fishing ponds, salt panning, routes, mountains, forests and settlements. The Gowa Regency is left blank.

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.

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]’.)

Map of the island of Soembawa (Sumbawa) featuring an inset map of the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora, and an elevation showing heights of mountains. (From ‘Algemeene Atlas van Nederlandsche Indie [General Atlas of the Dutch East Indies]’.)

Map of northern and eastern Celebes (Sulawesi) colour-coded by administrative region: the residencies of Manado (red borders) and Ternate (yellow borders). (From ‘Algemeene Atlas van Nederlandsche Indie [General Atlas of the Dutch East Indies]’.)