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A Sketch of the Birman Empire

eventc.1820

location_onCambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

This map from 1800 is by the Scottish cartographer Alexander Dalrymple, who was the first Hydrographer of the British Admiralty. It documents the river systems of the Birman Empire (Myanmar) and modern Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.

Entwurf des Birmanschen Reichs

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location_onCambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

Map of the Birman Empire, with hand-drawn internal borders in red. Many of the names of regions, settlements and rivers are labelled with two names, one local and one Western: e.g. ‘Yoodra Shan oder Cambodia’ (‘oder’ is German for ‘or’).

Entwurf des Birmanschen Reichs

event1801

location_onCambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

Map of the Birman Empire, with hand-drawn internal borders in red. Many of the names of regions, settlements and rivers are labelled with two names, one local and one Western: e.g. ‘Yoodra Shan oder Cambodia’ (‘oder’ is German for ‘or’).

Chart of the China Sea

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location_onBrunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam

This map features eight expedition routes across the South China Sea from 1752 to 1763. The web of lines is a rhumbline network, and bathymetry (sea depth) is marked. The place names are in French, but with an English title and notes.

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