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The Lesser Sunda Islands are shown spread over these three late 19th century maps. Each island is divided into local administrative districts, with cities, mountains and routes marked. Shoals, lighthouses and anchor points are shown at the coasts.

This map of eastern Java uses red symbols to mark the locations of antiquarian sites, including tjandis (Hindu tombs), walls, terraces, fortifications, temples, wells, statues and cemeteries. Rivers, roads and railways are also shown.

This map of eastern Java uses red symbols to mark the locations of antiquarian sites, including tjandis (Hindu tombs), walls, terraces, fortifications, temples, wells, statues and cemeteries. Rivers, roads and railways are also shown.

This overview map of Banjoewangi (Banyuwangi Regency, East Java) features mountains, rivers and the Bali Strait. Distances between settlements are marked along the roads, and there is a small inset map of the city of Banjoewangi.

Map of the Dutch colonial administrative regions of Bezoeki (Besuki) and Banjoewangi (Banyuwangi), on Java. Includes an elevation view of the mountains. (From ‘Algemeene Atlas van Nederlandsche Indie [General Atlas of the Dutch East Indies]’.)

Map of the Dutch colonial region of the island of Bali, featuring bathymetry (sea depth) in the Bali Strait, and an elevation showing heights of mountains. (From ‘Algemeene Atlas van Nederlandsche Indie [General Atlas of the Dutch East Indies]’.)

On this map of Bali (and parts of Java and Lombok), mountains, trees, fields and settlements are shown pictorially. The coasts are marked with shoals (dots), reefs (crosses), bathymetry (sea depth, in figures) and anchor points (anchor symbols).

This early 18th century maritime map charts the waters between the islands of Java, Madura and Bally (Bali). The web of lines is a rhumbline network, while the numbers indicate sea depth (bathymetry), both used to aid navigation.