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Map of the Island of Singapore and its dependencies
1898
Singapore
Map of Singapore Island, divided into Districts, including the surrounding islands and straits. The city centre, roads and forests are marked. MacRitchie Reservoir is at the centre of the island, with coconut plantations along the east coast.
Plan of the town and suburbs of Rangoon
c.1895-1897
Myanmar
Detailed plan of the city of Rangoon (Yangon, Myanmar) with commercial, religious, government and military buildings, surrounded by lakes, fields of crops and villages. Someone has drawn details on the map of areas that have undergone ‘levelling’.
Map of the Johore Territory 1893
1894
Malaysia, Singapore
Map of the Malay state of Johor, and Singapore. The route of a proposed railway north from Johor Bahru is shown. Apart from rivers and mountains, much of the terrain is blank, with labels such as ‘Unexplored Hill Country’ or ‘Dense Jungle and Swamp’.
Map to illustrate Mr. W.R.D. Beckett's route, Novr. 1891-April 1892
1893
Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos
The route of W.R.D. Beckett between Bangkok and Saigon, partly along the Mekong River, is marked on this map, along with trade routes, police posts, mines (copper, iron, gold), and products (the spice cardamom, and resin benzoin (‘Gumbenjamin’)).
Sketch of route from Sisophon to Korat / Sketch of route from Korat to Nongkhai
1893
Cambodia, Thailand
Routes of W.R.D. Beckett between Sisophon (Cambodia) and Korat, and Korat and Nongkhai (both Thailand) are marked on these two maps, with lacquer trees, paddy fields, bog iron, salt fields shown. The heights of locations along the route are recorded.
Sketch map shewing the rivers and an outline of the coast... Gulf of Papua, British New Guinea
1893
Papua New Guinea
Map of part of the east coast of the Gulf of Papua, with river mouths, shoals, bathymetry (water depth). On land, notes on terrain (‘Hills 100 to 150 ft. high’), land (‘Good soil’), vegetation (‘Nipa and Sago Palms’) and people (‘Ipikoi Tribe’).
Map of Johore Territory 1893
1893
Malaysia, Singapore
Map of the Malay state of Johor, and Singapore. The route of a proposed railway north from Johor Bahru is shown. Apart from rivers and mountains, much of the terrain is blank, with labels such as ‘Unexplored Hill Country’ or ‘Dense Jungle and Swamp’.
Sketch map shewing the rivers and an outline of the coast... Gulf of Papua, British New Guinea
1892
Papua New Guinea
Map of part of the west coast of the Gulf of Papua, with islands, river mouths, shoals, bathymetry (water depth), notes to aid navigation. On land, notes on terrain (‘Limestone Hill’), vegetation (‘Pandanus & Nipa Palms’) and people (‘Paia Tribe’).
British Burma, Pegu division: With additions to railways up to 1891
1891
Myanmar
Topographical map of the Pegu Division of British Burma (Myanmar), spread over four sheets. In addition to mountains, forests, rivers and wetlands, rice fields, routes (road, railway, path, telegraph), villages and pagodas are marked.
- Malay Peninsula10
- British New Guinea6
- Java6
- New Guinea6
- Penang5
- Batavia4
- Batavia Bay4
- Jakarta4
- Jakarta Bay4
- Johore4
- South China Sea4
- Province Wellesley3
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- Kampong/Village18
- Police Station11
- Church9
- Hospital9
- Military Fort9
- Residential Area9
- Cemetery/Columbarium8
- Military Barracks7
- Jail/Prison6
- Public Space6
- Temple5
- Court of Law4
- Palace3
- Mosque2
- more Settlement Features »
- [remove]Wetlands32
- Mountain/Volcano27
- Jungle/Wooded Area14
- Mangrove10
- Wild Animals1
- [remove]Longitude and Latitude32
- Scale28
- Contour Lines/Elevation17
- Compass Rose13
- Written Note/Details9
- Rhumbline Network4
- Walker, John5
- Ross, Daniel3
- Arrowsmith, Aaron2
- Beckett, W.R.D.2
- Cameron, J.B.2
- Horsfield, Dr. Thomas2
- Keulen, Gerard van2
- Lake, H.2
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- Intelligence Division, War Office5
- Surveyor General's Office, Brisbane4
- A. Arrowsmith2
- Black, Parbury & Allen2
- Hydrographic Office, Admiralty2
- Intelligence Branch, War Office2
- J.W. Norie & Co.2
- James Horsburgh2
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