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Map of Java divided into Dutch administrative areas (‘residencies’), with roads and paths in red. An inset map shows the route used to send mail from Europe to the East Indies.

Map of Java divided into Dutch administrative areas (‘residencies’), with roads and paths in red. An inset map shows the route used to send mail from Europe to the East Indies.

One sheet (of eight) from a map of the Dutch East Indies, used in schools in the mid-19th century. Java is divided into residencies, and mountains—represented by short lines/dashes called hachures—major roads and settlements are shown.