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Burma

event1899

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A large-scale topographical map of the states of Hsipaw, Lawksawk and Mongkung, within the Shan State of Burma (Myanmar). Elevation is indicated by contour lines, and travel and trade routes, villages, areas of cultivation and markets are also shown.

Sumatra

eventc.1899-1902

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Eight sheets from a large-scale detailed topographic map of Sumatra (many other sheets are missing). Includes crops (rice, coconut, coffee, banana, sugar, gambier, cinnamon, bamboo, alang-alang, arenga palm), routes (railways, roads), settlements.

Kaart van het eiland Lombok

event1897

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Topographic map of the island of Lombok in the Lesser Sunda Islands, with terrain shown by contour lines. Administrative districts, villages, routes, forests and crops (rice, coconut, coffee, banana, alang-alang, bamboo, Javanese pine) are marked.

Kaart van de Hoofdplaats Padang

event1896

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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.

Plan of the town and suburbs of Rangoon

eventc.1895-1897

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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’.

City of Mandalay and environs

event1894

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Map of the Burmese city of Mandalay on the Irrawaddy River. The city has a grid of roads and buildings, dominated by Fort Dufferin (formerly Mandalay Palace). The surrounding country has villages, crops, agricultural ponds and irrigation channels.

Kaart van der residentie Soerabaja

event1893

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A map of the residency of Soerabaja (East Java) divided into regencies, departments and districts. There are large fishing ponds around the coasts. An inset map shows distances between settlements by road, tracks and paths.

Kaart van Zuid Celebes met uitzondering van het rijk Gowa

event1890

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Detailed topographical map of South Celebes (Sulawesi) spread over four sheets, featuring crops (coffee, alang-alang, rice), fishing ponds, salt panning. With two additional maps of the island of Saleijer (Selayar) and Pitoempanoewae (Pitumpanua).

Kaart van den vierkanten paal gouvernements-grondgebied te Montrado

event1887

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A map of government land around the town of Montrado, Borneo, a gold mining centre in the 19th century, as shown by the number of gold mines (‘goudmijn’) marked. There are also crops—coconut, alang-alang, bamboo—and agricultural and fish ponds.

Kaart van het eiland Bawean

event1886

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Topographic map of the island of Bawean in the Java Sea, with terrain shown by contour lines, and mountains labelled with their heights. Villages, forests (heavy, light, teakwood) and crops (coconut, coffee, alang-alang, rice, bamboo) are marked.

Singapore: Plan of harbour and roadstead

event1885

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Plan of Singapore harbour, with wharfs and buildings. A roadstead—a body of water sheltered from tides/currents, for ships to anchor—is labelled ‘Singapore Road’. Islands, shoals and reefs are marked, as are roads and buildings in the city.

Overzichtskaart van Groot-Atjeh

event1884

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Map of Groot-Atjeh (Aceh, Sumatra) divided into administrative districts. Mountains, forests, villages, railways, roads and rivers are marked. There are inset maps of Poeloe Bras (Breueh Island), and showing distances between larger settlements.

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