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Shipping routes are the focus of this map of the Dutch East Indies, indicated by red lines labelled with the name of the shipping company and the destinations. Parcel shipping routes are also shown. Inset maps feature railway lines too.

This map of the Atjeh and its surrounding area (modern province of Aceh, Indonesia) is divided into administrative areas. There is an inset map of the capital city Kota Radja (Banda Aceh), and mountains (with their height) and rivers are marked.

The use of hachures—short lines/dashes that give a sense of the shape and steepness of terrain—highlight the mountain ranges along the west coast of this map of Sumatra. Many rivers flow east from the mountains to the Malacca Strait.