Search

Plan of improvements made to the pier at the port in Batavia (Jakarta): red lines show new parts added in 1822; numbers record the change in water depth (red is 1818; black is 1822). Planned future works and the ‘Waterkasteel’ fort are also shown.

Map of the coastline of the bay of Batavia (Jakarta) showing the sand and mud bank and bathymetry (sea depth) in the bay. A plan of part of the city, including the fort, and the surrounding countryside are also included.

Plan of the canals and rivers flowing through the city of Batavia (Jakarta), passing through the port before reaching the pier and the bay. The bay has a sand bank and figures for water depth. There are profile drawings of two of the city’s rivers.

Map of Java marked with administrative regions, settlements, roads, mountains and rivers. There is an inset map of the port city of Batavia, with its system of rivers and canals, and its surrounding country with villages, fields and plantations.

Map of Java marked with administrative regions, settlements, roads, mountains and rivers. There is an inset map of the port city of Batavia, with its system of rivers and canals, and its surrounding country with villages, fields and plantations.

A hand-drawn plan of the wharf at the ‘Haven Kanaal [Harbour Canal]’ port in Batavia (Jakarta), showing warehouses and other buildings along the ‘Groote Rivier [Big River]’ canal. There are two profile drawings of parts of the wharf’s retaining wall.

A plan of a bakery in an unknown location in the Dutch East Indies, next to a proposed water channel (‘rijool’) intended to power a saw mill. There are two additional sheets showing construction drawings of the water channel, with piling underneath.

Map of Java divided into administrative areas. Mountains are shown pictorially, major rivers are named, and the coasts have shoals. The map is orientated with south at the top, so the island looks ‘upside down’ compared to how it is usually shown.

Map of Java divided into administrative areas. Mountains are shown pictorially, major rivers are named, and the coasts have shoals. The map is orientated with south at the top, so the island looks ‘upside down’ compared to how it is usually shown.

A map to aid navigation around the Bay of Turon (location of modern city of Da Nang, Vietnam). Bathymetry (sea depth) is marked, as is the route of the Dutch ship ‘Jackaij’ on her departure from the bay. An elevation view of the land is shown below.

A map to aid navigation around the Bay of Turon (location of modern city of Da Nang, Vietnam). Bathymetry (sea depth) is marked, as is the route of the Dutch ship ‘Jackaij’ on her departure from the bay. An elevation view of the land is shown below.

The arrows on this map mark the direction of the seasonal monsoons experienced in the South China Sea and Philippine Sea during the late 18th century. Each arrow has a label indicating the month.