1840
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
On this mid-19th century map of Asia, national and regional borders are colour-coded, including colonial possessions such at the British Straits Settlements. Coastal cities, islands, shoals and reefs are marked in detail.
1840
Indonesia
Map of the Dutch town and naval base on the island of Onrust in Batavia (Jakarta) Bay, and adjacent islands, featuring the dock, boat and work sheds, ammunition stores, forge, hospital and housing. Shoals, reefs and bathymetry (sea depth) are marked.
1840
Vietnam, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Indonesia, East Timor, Brunei, Cambodia
This late 19th century map of Southeast Asia shows the best maritime routes around the region, according to the time of year. There is also an inset map highlighting the rivers and southern islands of Singapore.
c.1840-1852
Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Singapore, Brunei
Although this mid-19th century map covers all of mainland Southeast Asia, the Burman Empire (Myanmar) is shown in greater detail, especially its districts, rivers and place names. It was produced by the James Wyld, geographer to Queen Victoria.
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