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Kaart van Soerabaia 1866

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This map of the city of Soerabaia (modern Surabaya, East Java) shows the Mas and Pegirian rivers flowing through the city. The military fort and city streets are surrounded by wetlands, fields, plantations and villages. A 1931 reprint of an 1866 map.

Military cantonments: town and suburbs of Akyab, 1853-54

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Plan of British military installations in the port town of Akyab, Burma (Sittwe, Myanmar), featuring piers on the Kolladyne River (Kaladan River), hospitals, a work house, mission house, hotel, bazaar, burial grounds, religious buildings etc.

Plattegrond der stad Samarang

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Mid-19th century map of the city of Samarang (Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia) dominated by the Fort Prins van Oranje. The railway station and Haven Kanal, which flows to the sea, are also prominent. The city is surrounded by villages and fields.

Der Indochinesischen Reiche: Birma, Siam, Kambodja und Annam

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The route between Saigon and Rangoon taken by the German ethnologist Adolf Bastian is marked on this map of mainland Southeast Asia. There are two inset maps of cites: Mandalay, Amarapura and Ava in Burma; and Bangkok in Siam (including 14 temples).

Plattegrond der stad Soerabaija

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A mid-19th century map of the city of Soerabaija (Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia) showing its recently built defences, including the ‘Citadel Prins Hendrik’ fort and a walled moat. Outside the city are villages, plantations and fields.

Topographische kaart der residentie Djokjakarta

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The residency of Djokjakarta (Yogyakarta), southern Java, featuring crops (coffee, sugar, rice, alang-alang, tobacco, indigo plants, nipa palm, bamboo); warehouses, cemeteries, post offices; routes, administrative borders; mountains, rivers.

Topographische kaart der residentie Pekalongan

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Topographic map of the residency of Pekalongan (Central Java), divided into regencies (pink borders) and districts (yellow borders). Mountains, forests, settlements, routes, crops—alang-alang, coffee, sugar, rice—factories and warehouses are shown.

Topographische kaart der residentie Semarang

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The residency of Semarang, Central Java, featuring crops (coffee, rice, bamboo, nipa palm); warehouses, cemeteries, post offices; routes, administrative borders; mountains, rivers, forests. An inset map shows updated details of the Kendal district.

Kaart van onze tegenwoordige positie op Atjeh

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This map focuses on Kota Radja (modern city of Banda Aceh, Sumatra) during the Aceh War (1873–1904) fought between the Sultanate of Aceh and Dutch colonists. Symbols of Dutch flags mark the locations occupied by Dutch troops.

Algemeene kaart van Nederlandsch Indië

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A late 19th century map of the Dutch East Indies on four sheets, detailing maritime routes around the region. There are also inset maps showing railways, rivers, roads, and telegraph systems, as well as individual islands and cities.

[Schetskaarten van versterkingen, loopgraven, stellingen, bentengs e.d. uit de Atjeh oorlog]

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Multiple maps from the Aceh War, spread over 12 sheets. Includes maps of fortifications, trenches, battle formations; building plans, including the Aceh Sultan’s palace; topographic maps; and drawings of a ‘kotta mara’ (fortified raft).

Kaart van Malang en Omstreken

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Map of the city of Malang, Java, featuring the railway station, military camp, hospital, market etc. The surrounding area has villages, rivers and crops: rice (paddy) fields, coffee, alang-alang, bamboo. Red numbers represent height above sea-level.

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