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The residency of Banjoemas (Banyumas), Central Java, featuring plantations (bamboo, teakwood, coconut, coffee, cinnamon) and rice; routes (road, postal, railway), administrative borders; mountains, rivers, wetlands, forests.

Two plans of an emplacement (railway yard) at Belawan Port in Medan, North Sumatra, showing it in 1888 and again in 1890 after it had been extended with new railway track, buildings and docks.

A map of the railway/tramway system of the Deli district on the northeast Sumatra coast. Existing and projected lines are shown, with stops and stations, as well as ‘draagbaar’ railways (a railway with movable tracks made by the Decauville company).

A map of the residency of Kediri (East Java) divided into regencies, which are then subdivided into districts. Mountains, roads, railways and rivers are shown. An inset map shows distances between settlements by road, tracks and paths.

A map of Groot-Atjceh and the city of Kota Radja (modern Banda Aceh) at the northern tip of Sumatra, detailing routes (rivers, roads, railways), crops (rice, banana, sugarcane, betel, reed, alang-alang, bamboo) and land features (forests, wetlands).

This map of western and central Java uses red symbols to mark the locations of antiquarian sites, including tjandis (Hindu tombs), walls, terraces, fortifications, temples, wells, statues and cemeteries. Rivers, roads and railways are also shown.

This map of eastern Java uses red symbols to mark the locations of antiquarian sites, including tjandis (Hindu tombs), walls, terraces, fortifications, temples, wells, statues and cemeteries. Rivers, roads and railways are also shown.

A map of central Sumatra spread over four sheets, divided into administrative districts, and with roads, railways and settlements marked. An inset map acts as a locator map, showing the main map’s location within Sumatra.

Map of Upper Burma showing the border with Assam (India) and China. The names of indigenous peoples are shown (‘Singphos’), along with the Irrawaddy River, railways and resources (‘Teak Forests’, mines (silver, copper, sulphur, rubies, coal, jade)).

Topographical map of the Pegu Division of British Burma (Myanmar), spread over four sheets. In addition to mountains, forests, rivers and wetlands, rice fields, routes (road, railway, path, telegraph), villages and pagodas are marked.

This detailed late 19th century map shows Java divided into regencies, and features settlements, roads, railways, rivers, and maritime routes. There is also an inset map of the Kangean Islands.

This map of Sumatra is divided into administrative areas called ‘residencies’, which include the surrounding islands such as the Riau Archipelago and islands in the South China Sea.