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A late 19th century map depicting a route from Hanoi to That-Khe via Lang-Son (in northern Vietnam, near the border with China at Kouang-Si (Guangxi)). Two inset maps feature plans of military forts, villages, rivers and fields along the route.

This map of Bandung, Java, highlights areas used to cultivate the plant Cinchona (‘Kina’). Its bark produces quinine which was used to treat malaria. A railway line, postal routes, cart roads and bridleways are also shown.

This map of Bandung, Java, highlights areas used to cultivate the plant Cinchona (‘Kina’). Its bark produces quinine which was used to treat malaria. A railway line, postal routes, cart roads and bridleways are also shown.

Four-sheet topographic map of the residency of Rembang (Central Java) divided into regencies (pink borders) and districts (yellow borders). Crops—coconut, rice, coffee, bamboo, alang-alang, sugarcane—as well as salt pans and fishing ponds are shown.