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The town of Singapore

eventc.1887-1888

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Plan of Singapore town, including Tanjong Pagar docks, the central civic/business area around the Singapore River, and residential areas. The Government House area (now known as The Istana), and areas of Chinese theatres, are highlighted.

Upper Burma: Preliminary map 1887

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location_onMyanmar

Map of Upper Burma, with the city of Mandalay highlighted in red in the centre, and featuring the Irrawaddy and Chindwin rivers, roads and settlements. Mountains, forests and mines (coal, silver, rubies, amber) are marked.

Kaart van de Afdeeling Deli der residentie Oostkust van Sumatra

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location_onIndonesia

A map of the department of Deli, Java, divided into administrative districts, and spread over eight sheets. Rivers, railways, roads and paths, forests and mountains, and crops—rice, coconut, pepper, nutmeg, alang-alang—are marked.

[Map of India]

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location_onMyanmar

This four-sheet map of India—featuring an inset map of Burma (Myanmar) —was created for use in Indian schools by Devendranath Dhar, a self-taught Calcutta-based mapmaker. He sent it to the Royal Asiatic Society for advice on publication.

Map of South Eastern part of New Guinea: to illustrate the explorations of Rev. J. Chalmers, L.M.S.

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location_onPapua New Guinea

Map of the southeast coast of British New Guinea, divided into administrative regions, with the northern regions left mostly blank. Based on the explorations of the Scottish missionary James Chalmers.

Plan of Port Moresby and the road to the Lolokie River: New Giunea

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location_onPapua New Guinea

This map focuses on the capital city of British New Guinea, Port Moresby, and the road heading north-east from the city to the Laloki River. Along the road, there are descriptions of the terrain (‘Open flat fairly grasses timbered with bastard Gum’).

India, Burmah and the adjacent parts of Beluchistan, Afghanistan, Turkestan, the Chinese Empire, and Siam

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location_onMyanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia

British Burma is shown on the right of this two-sheet map of India. The green areas had come under British rule after the first and second Anglo-Burmese wars, with Upper Burma (light brown) being incorporated after the Third Anglo-Burmese War (1885).

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