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Geologische kaart van het Oembilien kolenveld

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A geological map showing the types of rock and minerals found in the Oembilien coalfield, in the Padang Highlands on Sumatra’s west coast. Coal, rocks and fossils are marked, and the heights of mountains are given.

Java en Madoera

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This detailed late 19th century map shows Java and Madura divided into regencies, and features mountains, roads, railways, and rivers.

Map of Burmah, and adjacent countries

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Small notes on this map of Burmah (Myanmar) describe mines, crops and products produced, names of local tribes etc. e.g.: ‘a passage to Rangoon in the wet season’, ‘Ship of 400 tons built here’, ‘Alompra’s birth place’, ‘Gold dust in the streams’.

A map shewing the various routes proposed for connecting China with India and Europe through Burmah and developing the trade of Eastern Bengal, Burmah and China

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A map of proposed trade routes through Burmah (modern Myanmar) intended to connect China to India and Europe. The border between India and Burmah is marked as being ‘unexplored’ and ‘undefined’. A table lists the distances between various cities.

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