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Route chart to India and the East
1895
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
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.
Trade Routes in the Far East
1894
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Map of stream ship trade routes around Southeast Asia. Rivers, railways, submarine telegraph cables, lighthouses (fixed, revolving and flashing), graving docks and coaling stations are marked. An inset map shows a railway route from Britain to Asia.
New sketch map of the protected Malay State of Perak
1892
Malaysia
Map of state of Perak (Malay Peninsula) with a table of statistics: area, population, road/railway/river lengths, revenue, tin exports. Straits Settlements highlighted red. Someone has added handwritten travel times/distances by steamer/road/train.
Kaart van de Gouvernement Sumatra's Westkust No. 1
1857
Indonesia
Map of part of the Dutch colonial administrative region of Sumatra’s Westkust (Sumatra’s West Coast). A route into the port of Sibogha (Sibolga) is marked. (From ‘Algemeene Atlas van Nederlandsche Indie [General Atlas of the Dutch East Indies]’.)
Algemeene Atlas van Nederlandsche Indie
c.1853-1862
Indonesia
Atlas featuring over 60 detailed maps of the Dutch East Indies: 24 maps cover Java; the remainder cover the rest of the Dutch East Indies. There are three index maps. (All the maps in this atlas are also presented separately on this platform.)
Carte des Routes dans l'Océan Indien
c.1849-1863
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Map of the Indian Ocean showing maritime routes, including some to and around Southeast Asia, where they pass through the Strait of Malacca, the Sunda Strait, and the straits between the Lesser Sunda Islands.
Reduzirte Karte vom Sunda- oder Borneo-Meere
1835
Malaysia, Indonesia
A navigation map of the Java Sea and Sunda Islands, with bathymetry (sea depth), maritime routes, shoals and reefs, and elevations (side views of terrestrial landmarks). Inset maps feature the bay at Batavia and the straits between the Sunda Islands.
A chart of north-west coast of Borneo: from Balambangan to Borneo proper
1794
Malaysia
Nautical charts, like this late 18th century example of the north-west coast of Borneo, were designed to help ships navigate. The numbers marked along the coastline and sea routes indicate the depth of the sea (bathymetry).
Chart... Shewing the Connection and respective distances by Sea, between the principal harbours and Settlements in the East Indies
1794
Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia
Maritime routes had to be adjusted in response to the changing monsoon seasons, as is seen on this late 18th century map of the Indian Ocean. Drawings of the heads of children blowing—called ‘wind-heads’—are used to indicate wind direction.
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- Filter from 1728 to 1898
- Indonesia13
- Malaysia8
- Myanmar4
- Singapore4
- Thailand4
- Vietnam4
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- East Timor3
- Laos3
- Philippines3
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- Java11
- Sumatra9
- Borneo7
- Dutch East Indies6
- Malay Peninsula6
- Batavia5
- Celebes5
- Jakarta5
- Java Sea5
- Sulawesi5
- Maluku Islands4
- Siam4
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- Cronenberg, F.3
- Wolff3
- Melvill van Carnbee, Pieter2
- Smedley, Captain Henry2
- Versteeg, W.F.2
- Après de Mannevillette, Jean-Baptiste d'1
- Bartholomew, John1
- Barton, James1
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- Laurie & Whittle5
- Van Haren Noman & Kolff3
- A.J. Bogaerts2
- D. Heyse2
- Stanford's Geographical Establishment2
- Dépôt des Cartes et Plans de la Marine1
- Edinburgh Geographical Institute1
- Emrik & Binger1
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