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A map of British North Borneo
1899
Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia
The colonial territories of British North Borneo are shown in pink on this late 19th century map, with Brunei and Sarawak in green, and Dutch colonial territory in yellow. Sea routes around the British Empire are depicted on an inset map.
Atlas van Nederlandsch Oost-Indië
c.1897-1904
Indonesia
Very detailed atlas of the entire Dutch East Indies, over 16 map sheets, with a cover and overview map. Includes topographic maps, inset maps of cities and islands, and maps featuring land and sea routes, languages, geology, colonial territory etc.
Kaart van het Westelijk gedeelte bezet in Groot-Atjèh
1895
Indonesia
This map of Groot-Atjèh (Aceh, northern Sumatra) focuses on the western part occupied during the Aceh War. It shows mountains, wetlands, forests, villages, routes and crops (rice, coconut, banana, sugar, sugarcane, bamboo, alang-alang, betel).
A map of British North Borneo
1894
Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia
The colonial territories of British North Borneo are shown in pink on this late 19th century map, with Brunei and Sarawak in green, and Dutch colonial territory in yellow. Sea routes around the British Empire are depicted on an inset map.
New sketch map of the protected Malay State of Perak
1892
Malaysia
Map of state of Perak (Malay Peninsula) with a table of statistics: area, population, road/railway/river lengths, revenue, tin exports. Straits Settlements highlighted red. Someone has added handwritten travel times/distances by steamer/road/train.
South eastern frontier
c.1890-1906
Myanmar, Thailand
Very detailed large-scale map of the southeast border of Burma (Myanmar) and Siam (Thailand), divided into districts. Spread over multiple sheets, seems incomplete (some sheets appear more than once, probably from different versions of the same map).
Malay, or East Indian Archipelago, with Burmah, Siam &c.
1887
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
On this map of Southeast Asia, numerous small islands, shoals and reefs are marked and named, especially in the South China Sea and around the Sunda and Maluku islands. Submarine cables to carry telegraph messages around the region are also shown.
Itinéraires de Mr A. Pavie dans le Sud-Ouest l'Indo-Chine Orientale (Cambodge et Siam) (1880-1884)
1884
Thailand, Cambodia
The routes taken by the French civil servant and explorer Auguste Pavie are marked on this map of Siam (Thailand) and Cambodge (Cambodia), along with the telegraph line that he subsequently constructed from Pnom Penh (Phnom Penh) to Bangkok.
Map of South-Eastern Asia and Northern Australia: showing the districts in Annam and Tonquin which France proposes to annex and to place under a Protectorate, the portion of New Guinea proposed to be acquired by Queensland, and the districts affected by the volcanic eruptions in Java
1883
Southeast Asia, Singapore, Thailand, East Timor, Vietnam, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines
This 1883 map shows European colonial territories in Southeast Asia. An inset map details the proposed French annexation of Tonquin, Annam and Cochin China (modern Vietnam). International telegraph lines are also marked.
A Map of South Eastern Asia from Peking to Singapore... with an enlarged plan of the environs of Hanoi, on the Red River
1883
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Map of East Asia, with British colonial possessions—Burma, Straits Settlements, Labuan and British North Borneo—highlighted with red borders. There is also an inset map of the Red River (Hong River) running through Hanoi, Vietnam.
- Indonesia11
- Malaysia10
- Brunei8
- Thailand7
- Cambodia6
- Myanmar6
- Laos5
- Singapore5
- Vietnam5
- East Timor3
- Philippines3
- Southeast Asia3
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- Borneo6
- Dutch East Indies6
- Sumatra6
- British North Borneo5
- Sarawak5
- Siam5
- Cochin China4
- Malay Peninsula4
- South China Sea4
- Burmah3
- Celebes3
- Java3
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- Kampong/Village4
- Cemetery/Columbarium3
- Church3
- Military Barracks3
- Military Fort3
- Post Office3
- Court of Law2
- Hospital2
- Jail/Prison2
- Mosque2
- Police Station2
- Residential Area2
- Temple2
- Palace1
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- [remove]Telegraph/Telephone14
- River12
- Railway/Tramway9
- Road8
- Path4
- Canal3
- Bridge2
- Postal Route1
- [remove]Colonial Possessions14
- District/Administrative Border8
- National Border4
- Regional Border3
- Civic/Metropolitan Border2
- Dower, John1
- Eckstein, Charles1
- Lefroy, G.A.1
- Pavie, Auguste1
- Serné, S.H.1
- Shawe, William1
- Siethoff, J.J. ten1
- Stemfoort, J.W.1
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- Topographische Bureau4
- Edward Stanford3
- Stanford's Geographical Establishment3
- British North Borneo Chartered Company2
- C.L. Brinkman1
- Departement van Koloniën1
- George Philip & Son1
- Illustrated London News1
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