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Military map of the Isle of Luzon

event1900

location_onPhilippines

A map of Luzon, Philippines divided into military and civilian regions. Made for the American military, it features roads, railways, telegraph lines, mountains and rivers. An inset map of Manila shows military, civil and religious buildings.

Manila

event1899

location_onPhilippines

Plan of the city of Manila, Philippines, showing the streets and buildings—categorised as military, civil or religious—around the Pasig River. Maritime routes are highlighted on inset maps of Manila Bay, the Philippines and the world.

De stad Batavia met derzelver omstreken: Geteekend in 1826

event1898

location_onIndonesia

The city of Batavia (Jakarta) with its port and castle is to the north (right side of the map). Koningsplein (Merdeka Square), a large area of rice paddies, graveyards and villages can be seen to the south (left). Copied from a c.1826 map.

Kaart van de residentie Oostkust van Sumatra

event1896

location_onIndonesia

Detailed topographical map of the east coast of Sumatra, spread over 36 sheets. The area’s farms are listed and shown on the map within yellow borders, with types of crop grown. There is a detailed plan of Medan, and five inset maps of other towns.

Kaart van de Hoofdplaats Padang

event1896

location_onIndonesia

Map of the city of Padang, Sumatra, featuring roads, religious and military buildings, markets, warehouses and factories, and a railway station. Surrounding areas have villages and fields of rice, nutmeg, coconut, bamboo, alang-alang, sugarcane.

Kaart van Padang Si Dimpoewan en omstreken

event1895

location_onIndonesia

Map of Padang Si Dimpoewan (modern city of Padangsidempuan, northern Sumatra) including a military camp and accommodation, schools, a market, jail and graveyard. Crops are grown in the surrounding area: rice, coconut, coffee, alang-alang, bamboo.

Plan of the town and suburbs of Rangoon

eventc.1895-1897

location_onMyanmar

Detailed plan of the city of Rangoon (Yangon, Myanmar) with commercial, religious, government and military buildings, surrounded by lakes, fields of crops and villages. Someone has drawn details on the map of areas that have undergone ‘levelling’.

Hoofdplaats-Medan

event1895

location_onIndonesia

Map of the city of Medan on the north coast of Sumatra, featuring the Deli and Babura rivers and two railway lines. Other notable locations include a race track, military camp, Sultan’s palace (Maimun Palace), police station, offices, hospitals etc.

Kaart van de residentie Oostkust van Sumatra

event1889

location_onIndonesia

Detailed topographical map of the east coast of Sumatra, spread over 34 sheets. The area’s farms are listed and shown on the map, with types of crop grown. With five inset maps of individual towns. Two sheets and the cover sheet are missing.

Kaart van de residentie Oostkust van Sumatra

event1889

location_onIndonesia

Detailed topographical map of the east coast of Sumatra, spread over 36 sheets plus a cover sheet of the whole area. Mountains and forests dominate, with villages, routes and administrative borders shown. With five inset maps of individual towns.

Algemeene kaart van Nederlandsch Indië

event1879

location_onCambodia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Laos, Vietnam, Singapore, Brunei, Myanmar

A late 19th century map of the Dutch East Indies on four sheets, detailing maritime routes around the region. There are also inset maps showing railways, rivers, roads, and telegraph systems, as well as individual islands and cities.

Map of the Malay Peninsula 1879

event1879

location_onMalaysia, Singapore, Thailand

Six-sheet map of the Malay Peninsula, featuring settlements, mountains and rivers. Labels note names of indigenous peoples, or describe terrain/resources. There is an inset map of Singapore town, and the Straits Settlements are highlighted in red.

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