1853
Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos
The northern regions of mid-19th century Southeast Asia are included on this map of China, with the Birman Empire (Myanmar) bordered in green, Siam (Thailand) in blue, and Cochin-China (Vietnam) in yellow. Some of the larger rivers are named.
1849
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
The colonial possessions of Britain, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal and Denmark are shown on this mid-19th century map of Southeast Asia. There are inset maps of Penang Island and Singapore, and text describing the region’s colonial history.
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