This map is colour-coded to show the dozens of different languages and dialects spoken on Celebes (Sulawesi) and the surrounding islands in the late 19th century.
Kaart van Makassar en Omstreken
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Map of the city of Makassar, Celebes (Suawesi), with the Dutch Fort Rotterdam, Koning’s Plein (King's Square) and a military hospital. The surrounding area has villages and crops: rice (paddy) fields, coconut, bamboo, nipa palm, banana.