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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.

This late 19th century map records the average rainfall at a variety of locations—marked with blue dots—on Java. Three types of forest are also shown: cultivated forest, wild forest under management, and wild forest not under management.

This detailed late 19th century map shows Java divided into regencies, and features settlements, roads, railways, rivers, and maritime routes. There is also an inset map of the Kangean Islands.

This detailed late 19th century map shows Java divided into regencies, and features mountains, roads, railways, and rivers. There is also an inset map of the port city of Batavia (Jakarta).

The coloured areas on this map indicate the coastal regions that flooded after the 1883 Krakatoa volcanic eruption. Krakatoa is shown in the centre of the Sunda Strait, between Sumatra and Java.

A map showing the results of the 1883 eruption of the Krakatoa volcano. Black numbers indicate sea depth before the eruption; red numbers are after.

This detailed map of Java and Madura covers four sheets, showing natural features (mountains, lakes, rivers, bays), residential areas (cities, towns, villages) and routes (railways, roads, sea routes). An inset map shows telegraph lines and offices.

This detailed late 19th century map shows Java and Madura divided into regencies, and features mountains, roads, railways, and rivers.

This detailed late 19th century map shows Java and Madura divided into regencies, and features mountains, roads, railways, and rivers.

Map of the Dutch colonial administrative region (residency) of Bantam (Banten, Java) divided into four regencies, featuring Banten Bay and Krakatoa. (From ‘Algemeene Atlas van Nederlandsche Indie [General Atlas of the Dutch East Indies]’.)