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Military map of the Isle of Luzon

event1900

location_onPhilippines

A map of Luzon, Philippines divided into military and civilian regions. Made for the American military, it features roads, railways, telegraph lines, mountains and rivers. An inset map of Manila shows military, civil and religious buildings.

Manila

event1899

location_onPhilippines

Plan of the city of Manila, Philippines, showing the streets and buildings—categorised as military, civil or religious—around the Pasig River. Maritime routes are highlighted on inset maps of Manila Bay, the Philippines and the world.

Kaart der residentie Zuider- en Ooster-afdeeling van Borneo

event1899

location_onIndonesia

On this map, the residency of South and East Borneo is divided into departments (green borders) and provinces (yellow borders). There is an inset plan of the city of Banjarmasin, with rivers, buildings, residential areas, roads and crops marked.

Kaart de residentie Wester-afdeeling van Borneo

event1898

location_onIndonesia

Topographical map of western Borneo, with inset maps of the islands off the west coast, and of the city of Pontianak including the docks and crops grown near the city (rice, coconut, mangosteen, sago, alang-alang, indigo plant, sugarcane, bamboo).

Map of the Island of Singapore and its dependencies

event1898

location_onSingapore

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.

Kaart der Molukken

event1898

location_onIndonesia, East Timor

Map of the Moluccas (Maluku Islands) divided into the residencies of Ternate (orange borders) and Ambon (green borders). Many place names are in Dutch and Malay, and there is an inset map of the city of Ambon. Timor is marked as Portuguese territory.

Kaart van midden Lombok

event1897

location_onIndonesia

Map of southern Lombok in the Lesser Sunda Islands, including the capital city Mataram, other settlements, routes and crops/plantations—rice, coconut, tea, coffee, banana, alang-alang, bamboo, arenga palm—with more mountainous regions to the north.

Atlas van Nederlandsch Oost-Indië

eventc.1897-1904

location_onIndonesia

Very detailed atlas of the entire Dutch East Indies, over 16 map sheets, with a cover and overview map. Includes topographic maps, inset maps of cities and islands, and maps featuring land and sea routes, languages, geology, colonial territory etc.

Kaart van Midden Lombok

event1897

location_onIndonesia

Map of southern Lombok in the Lesser Sunda Islands, including the capital city Mataram, other settlements, routes and crops/plantations—rice, coconut, tea, coffee, banana, alang-alang, bamboo, arenga palm—with more mountainous regions to the north.

Kaart van de residentie Oostkust van Sumatra

event1896

location_onIndonesia

Detailed topographical map of the east coast of Sumatra, spread over 36 sheets. The area’s farms are listed and shown on the map within yellow borders, with types of crop grown. There is a detailed plan of Medan, and five inset maps of other towns.

Plan of the town and suburbs of Rangoon

eventc.1895-1897

location_onMyanmar

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’.

Java

event1894

location_onIndonesia

This detailed late 19th century map shows Java divided into regencies, and features mountains, land and sea routes, and an inset map of the port city of Batavia (Jakarta). It was designed to be folded within book covers so it could be easily carried.

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