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Map of the Malay Peninsula 1879
1879
Malaysia, 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.
Asien
c.1850
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
On this map of Asia, colours are used to show the colonial territories of the European powers, and to show Muslim and Buddhist regions: Sumatra is divided between the Netherlands and local rulers; the Straits Settlements underlined in red (British).
Asien
c.1850
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
On this map of Asia, colours are used to show the colonial territories of the European powers, and to show Muslim and Buddhist regions: Sumatra is divided between the Netherlands and local rulers; the Straits Settlements underlined in red (British).
Die Ostindischen Inseln
1830
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Map of Southeast Asia highlighting European colonial possessions. Unusually, the south coast of the Philippine island of Mindanao is shown twice, reflecting uncertainty about its true location. Names of indigenous peoples are listed on Borneo.
Das Kaiserthum Birma nebst Assam
1825
Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand
Map of the Birman Empire and Assam (modern Myanmar) with detailed text describing the region’s geography, culture, population, religion, government and history. There is an inset map highlighting Burmese islands off the coast of the Malay Peninsula.
Das Kaiserthum Birma nebst Assam
1825
Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand
Map of the Birman Empire and Assam (modern Myanmar) with detailed text describing the region’s geography, culture, population, religion, government and history. There is an inset map highlighting Burmese islands off the coast of the Malay Peninsula.
Bowles's new one-sheet map of Asia, divided into its empires, kingdoms, states, and other subdivisions
1795
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
A late 18th century map of Asia published in London by John Bowles, with regions indicated by colour. Central Borneo is labelled ‘Part inhabited by the Biayos’, which is seen on many contemporary maps, often with the comment ‘a savage people’.
Carte des Indes Orientalis
1748
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Thailand
This mid-18th century map features labels noting the local populations, including the Kemois of the mountains and deserts of Cochinchinae (Vietnam) and the Byayos of Borneo. The map’s cartouche is embellished with maritime and military paraphernalia.
Carte des Indes Orientales: I. feuille
1748
Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Map featuring the ancient kingdoms of mainland Southeast Asia. The cartouche is embellished with maritime and military paraphernalia. The map is dedicated to William IV, Prince of Orange (Guillaume Charles Henry Friso). Sheet one of two.
Carte des Indes Orientales: I. feuille
1748
Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Map featuring the ancient kingdoms of mainland Southeast Asia. The cartouche is embellished with maritime and military paraphernalia. The map is dedicated to William IV, Prince of Orange (Guillaume Charles Henry Friso). Sheet one of two.
- Malaysia22
- Singapore20
- Thailand20
- Cambodia17
- Indonesia17
- Brunei15
- Myanmar13
- Laos11
- Vietnam11
- East Timor9
- Philippines9
- Southeast Asia9
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- [remove]Malacca22
- Malay Peninsula21
- Sumatra17
- Borneo15
- Java12
- Siam11
- Sulawesi11
- Sunda Islands11
- Celebes9
- Strait of Malacca7
- Gulf of Thailand6
- Anam5
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- [remove]River22
- Road3
- [remove]Race/Ethnicity22
- Religious Groups10
- Population Density2
- Mayer, Tobias4
- Après de Mannevillette, Jean-Baptiste d'3
- Blaeu, Willem Janszoon3
- Berghaus, Hermann2
- Delisle, Joseph-Nicolas2
- Stülpnagel, Friedrich von2
- Ausfeld, Johann Carl1
- Bowles, John1
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- Isaak Tirion6
- Homann Heirs3
- Justus Perthes3
- Adolf Stieler2
- Geographischen Instituts2
- Intelligence Branch, War Office2
- Bowles & Carver1
- Royal Asiatic Society1
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