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Extension of the Electric Telegraph to Canton, Hong Kong, etc. from the Port of Rangoon
1860
Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Map of a proposed extension of a telegraph system from Rangoon (Yangon, Myanmar) to China. Includes current and projected railways, steam ship routes, and population figures for western China. From the British magazine ‘The Illustrated London News’.
Asiatic archipelago
1858
Vietnam, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Indonesia, East Timor, Cambodia, Brunei
This late 19th century map of Southeast Asia shows the best maritime routes around the region, according to the time of year. There are also inset maps highlighting the rivers and southern islands of Singapore, and the sea depth around Labuan Island.
East Indies
1855
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Coloured borders are used to highlight the colonial territories of the British (red), Dutch (orange), Spanish (red) and Portuguese (blue) on this mid-19th century map of Southeast Asia. An inset map shows the island and strait of Singapore.
Malay Archipelago, or East India Islands
1851
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
This mid-19th century map of Southeast Asia is illustrated with drawings of indigenous people from New Guinea, a ‘bee bear’ (probably a sun bear), a sailboat in front of Victoria Mount in New Guinea, and a village and palm trees in Sarawak, Borneo.
Asia
1850
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Thailand
This map is decorated with colourful illustrations of people and animals. Of particular interest to Southeast Asia are the paintings of 'Sun-birds of India and the Philippine Isles'.
The phenomena of volcanic action: showing the regions visited by earthquakes and the distribution of volcanoes over the globe
1849
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
On the main map, the volcanic regions of Southeast Asia are labelled, active and extinct volcanos are marked, and the 1815 eruption of Tumbora (Mount Tambora on Sumbawa) is highlighted. Even more details are shown on an inset map of Southeast Asia.
Physical chart of the Indian Ocean: shewing the temperature of the water, the currents of the air and ocean, directions of the wind, districts of hurricanes, regions of the monsoons & ty-foons, trade routes &c&c.
1849
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Chart of the Indian Ocean, showing climate and weather-related data, including around the seas and straits of Southeast Asia where trade routes are marked, along with monsoon and typhoon regions, and currents during the different monsoon seasons.
The river systems of Asia & Europe: showing the boundaries and comparative extent of the river basins and the seas to which they contribute their waters
1849
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Map of the rivers and river basins of Europe and Asia. In Southeast Asia, the Irawady and Menam Kong basins are shown, with their area in square miles (and their area as a multiple of the size of the Pregel River basin).
Humboldt's system of isothermal lines: or lines of equal annual mean temperature over the Globe
1849
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
A world map, including Southeast Asia, showing isothermal lines—lines that join locations of the same temperature—of annual mean temperature. There are also isobars (lines that join locations of the same barometric pressure).
Geographical distribution of the currents of air
1849
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
A world map showing winds, hurricanes and typhoons, including trade winds, calms, typhoon, monsoon and hurricane regions in Southeast Asia. An inset map shows the approach of the Rodriguez Hurricane towards Java in 1843.
Hyetographic or rain map of the World
1849
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
A world map, including Southeast Asia, showing rainfall information (darker shading indicates greater rainfall). Southeast Asia lies in the ‘Zone of the Periodical Rains’, and is marked with monsoons and ‘Electrical Explosions’.
- [remove]Singapore185
- Malaysia176
- Indonesia164
- Thailand151
- Cambodia143
- Myanmar142
- Vietnam141
- Brunei138
- Laos136
- Philippines131
- Southeast Asia125
- East Timor121
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- Sumatra151
- Borneo136
- Malay Peninsula127
- Java122
- Sulawesi109
- Siam106
- Celebes103
- South China Sea76
- Sunda Islands66
- Western New Guinea66
- Malacca56
- Maluku Islands56
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- Military Fort18
- Hospital17
- Cemetery/Columbarium14
- Church14
- Residential Area14
- Kampong/Village13
- Police Station11
- Court of Law8
- Jail/Prison8
- Military Barracks8
- Missionary Building8
- Mosque8
- Public Space8
- Palace7
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- Johnston, Keith (A.K.)18
- Johnston, William18
- Moll, Herman15
- Berghaus, Heinrich Karl Wilhelm12
- Walker, John7
- Wyld, James7
- Anville, Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'6
- Bowen, Emanuel5
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- William Blackwood & Sons16
- Stanford's Geographical Establishment10
- Edward Stanford8
- Intelligence Division, War Office7
- James Horsburgh6
- Thomas and John Bowles5
- Richard Holmes Laurie4
- Robert Sayer4
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- London120
- Edinburgh26
- New York4
- Singapore3
- Amsterdam2
- Glasgow2
- Oxford2
- Chicago1
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