This map of Java and Madura uses hachures: short lines/dashes that give a sense of the shape and steepness of terrain. Roads, railways and rivers are marked, as are anchor points and coral reefs (marked with letter ‘K.’ before their name).
Kaart van het gouvernement Sumatra's Westkust
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Two maps covering part of Sumatra’s west coast, divided into administrative districts. Mountains, rivers, settlements and islands off the coast are marked.
Nederlandsch Oost-Indië / Java
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Two maps of the Dutch East Indies: one of the whole region, and one of Java alone. Both are divided into administrative regions—e.g. Java is divided into regencies—with coloured borders.
Nederlandsche bezittingen buiten Europa
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location_onBrunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
Map of the East Indies, showing Dutch colonial territory (Dutch East Indies) in the mid-19th century. Three inset maps show other Dutch territories outside Southeast Asia.
Kaart van Java en Madura
event1850
location_onIndonesia
This map of Java and Madura uses hachures: short lines/dashes that give a sense of the shape and steepness of terrain. Roads, railways and rivers are marked, as are anchor points and coral reefs (marked with letter ‘K.’ before their name).
Nederlandsch Oost-Indië / Java
eventc.1850
location_onBrunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand
Two maps of the Dutch East Indies: one of the whole region, and one of Java alone. Both are divided into administrative regions—e.g. Java is divided into regencies—with coloured borders.
Nederlandsche bezittingen buiten Europa
eventc.1850
location_onBrunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore
Map of the East Indies, showing Dutch colonial territory (Dutch East Indies) in the mid-19th century. Three inset maps show other Dutch territories outside Southeast Asia.