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The red lines mark the telegraph lines (‘telegraaflÿnen’) found in mid-19th century Java. The red circles are telegraph offices (‘telegraafkantoren’). Postal routes (‘postwegen’), roads (‘binnenwegen’) and rivers (letter ‘R.’and name) are also shown.

The residency of Bagelen, Central Java, is shown divided into regencies and districts. Coffee, tea and cinnamon plantations, fields of rice, alang-alang and other crops, mountains, rivers, hot and mineral springs, settlements and routes are marked.

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.

Designed to aid navigation around the western Java Sea, this map features bathymetry (sea depth), current and tide data, and is marked with shoals, reefs and other hazards. Written notes add details at specific locations (e.g. ‘heavy tide rips’).

This detailed map of Java and Madura covers four sheets, showing natural features (mountains, lakes, rivers, bays), residential areas (cities, towns, villages) and routes (railways, roads, sea routes). An inset map shows telegraph lines and offices.

Map of Java divided into administrative areas (‘residencies’). Telegraph lines, railways (including those under construction) and postal routes are marked. Around the coasts, the routes of steamships are shown, with journey distances in miles.

Map of Java divided into administrative areas (‘residencies’). Telegraph lines, railways (including those under construction) and postal routes are marked. Around the coasts, the routes of steamships are shown, with journey distances in miles.

This map is concerned with trade in the Dutch East Indies, highlighting useful resources such as maritime routes, railways, telegraph lines and offices, coast and harbour lights, offices of officials, areas that apply tolls and duties etc.

This 1883 map shows European colonial territories in Southeast Asia. An inset map details the proposed French annexation of Tonquin, Annam and Cochin China (modern Vietnam). International telegraph lines are also marked.

On this map of Southeast Asia, numerous small islands, shoals and reefs are marked and named, especially in the South China Sea and around the Sunda and Maluku islands. Submarine cables to carry telegraph messages around the region are also shown.

The residency of Pasoeroean (Pasuruan), East Java, featuring crops (coffee, cinchona (kina), rice, alang-alang, bamboo) and fishing ponds. Two inset maps: a triangulation map, and a map of distances between settlements by various types of transport.

The residency of Besoeki (Besuki), East Java, featuring crops (rice, alang-alang, bamboo, coconut); fishing ponds; factories, warehouses, businesses; routes, administrative borders; churches, cemeteries, forts, lighthouses; mountains, rivers, lakes.