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Eastern Islands: Birmah &c.
1846
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
On this map of Southeast Asia, British colonial territory is highlighted within red borders: the Straits Settlements (Singapore, Malacca and Penang) on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula; and British Burma (Chittagong and Aracan, and Tenasserim).
East India Islands
1839
Vietnam, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Indonesia, East Timor, Cambodia, Brunei
The shoals and reefs of maritime Southeast Asia are highlighted on this colourful mid-19th century map, with the treacherous waters around many islands and straits marked.
Asia
1814
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
An early 19th century map, with the regions of Southeast Asia marked with coloured borders: Malaya is red, indicating it is part of the British Empire; the orange borders around Sumatra, Borneo and Celebes show they are part of the Dutch East Indies.
East India islands
1810
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
The islands of maritime Southeast Asia are highlighted in different colours on this early 19th century map. Major rivers, straits and seas are also named.
East Indies
c.1800-1899
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Longitude is indicated in two different ways on this mid-18th century map: along the top border, it is shown in degrees (number of degrees east of London); more unusually, along the bottom border, it is shown in time (number of hours east of London).
Bowles's new one-sheet map of Asia, divided into its empires, kingdoms, states, and other subdivisions
1795
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
A late 18th century map of Asia published in London by John Bowles, with regions indicated by colour. Central Borneo is labelled ‘Part inhabited by the Biayos’, which is seen on many contemporary maps, often with the comment ‘a savage people’.
- Malaysia36
- Cambodia32
- Indonesia32
- Singapore32
- Thailand32
- Vietnam32
- Brunei31
- Laos31
- Myanmar31
- Philippines29
- Southeast Asia29
- East Timor28
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- [remove]Malacca36
- Sumatra31
- Borneo30
- Siam28
- Java26
- Malay Peninsula25
- Sulawesi24
- Celebes23
- Pegu18
- Sunda Islands16
- Tonquin16
- Cochinchina15
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- [remove]Reef36
- Shoal36
- Moll, Herman7
- Bowen, Emanuel3
- Harris, John2
- Lamb, Francis2
- Lodge, John2
- Speed, John2
- Wit, Frederik de2
- Barber, Captain Stephen1
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- Philip Overton3
- Thomas Bowles3
- Intelligence Branch, War Office2
- John King2
- Thomas and John Bowles2
- A. & C. Black1
- Alexis Hubert Jaillot1
- Allan Bell & Co.1
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