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Military map of the Isle of Luzon

event1900

location_onPhilippines

A map of Luzon, Philippines divided into military and civilian regions. Made for the American military, it features roads, railways, telegraph lines, mountains and rivers. An inset map of Manila shows military, civil and religious buildings.

Island of Luzon

event1900

location_onPhilippines

This map of part of the Philippine island of Luzon was compiled during the Philippine–American War (1899–1902), and is marked with routes (paths, wagon roads), land types (grass, woods, swamp) and crops (rice, coconuts, nipa palm, cane sugar, corn).

Manila, sus arrabales

event1900

location_onPhilippines

A plan of the city of Manila, Philippines, showing the streets and buildings—categorised as military (coloured red), civil (yellow) or religious (blue)—around the Pasig River. The city is surrounded by suburbs, fields and wetlands.

Sketch showing positions of 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 8th Corps, in operations against Manila

event1900

location_onPhilippines

Created by the U.S. Army, this map of a small area south of Manila records Spanish and American trenches and troop and gun locations on the last day of the Spanish–American War (13 August 1898). Ground conditions (swamps, jungle, fields) are noted.

Map of the Spanish and American trenshes on the south of Manila

eventc.1900-1909

location_onPhilippines

Created by the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War, this reconnaissance map of a small area south of Manila features Spanish (red) and American (blue) trenches, as well as roads, buildings and ground conditions (firm ground, swamps, fields).

Eiland Sebangka

eventc.1900-1909

location_onIndonesia

Map of the island of Sebangka (Lingga Regency, off the east coast of Sumatra), spread over four sheets. It features settlements, crops and plantations, rivers, mountains (with their heights) and wetlands. Only three of four sheets are available.

Eiland Temiang

eventc.1900-1909

location_onIndonesia

Map of the island of Temiang (Lingga Regency, off the east coast of Sumatra), featuring crops (coconut, alang-alang), mangroves, mountains (with their heights) and villages. Spread over five sheets, may not be complete or all from same original map.

Manila

event1899

location_onPhilippines

Plan of the city of Manila, Philippines, showing the streets and buildings—categorised as military, civil or religious—around the Pasig River. Maritime routes are highlighted on inset maps of Manila Bay, the Philippines and the world.

Zuidelijk gedeelte van de Chineesche zee: Blad I

event1899

location_onMalaysia, Singapore, Indonesia

Navigation map of the southern part of the South China Sea, including the straits of Malacca and Singapore, and the Riau Archipelago. Bathymetry (sea depth), lighthouses, shoals and other obstructions are marked, with hills to use as landmarks.

Overzichtskaart van de Residentie Besoeki

event1899

location_onIndonesia

This map of the residency of Besoeki (Banyuwangi Regency, East Java) is divided into regencies and districts. Heights of mountains and settlements are given in metres, and distances are shown along roads. Sugar factories and fishing ponds are marked.

Kaart der residentie Zuider- en Ooster-afdeeling van Borneo

event1899

location_onIndonesia

On this map, the residency of South and East Borneo is divided into departments (green borders) and provinces (yellow borders). There is an inset plan of the city of Banjarmasin, with rivers, buildings, residential areas, roads and crops marked.

Kaart van de Vallei van Pidië, de Moekim VII en de Vallei van Tangsé

event1899

location_onIndonesia

Large-scale topographic map of the northeast coast of Sumatra around the city of Sigli, Aceh, spread over 16 sheets plus a cover sheet of the whole area. The map focuses on two river valleys, mountains, marshland, villages and rice paddies.

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