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Route chart to India and the East
1895
Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Map of Asia featuring steamship routes—including around Southeast Asia—connecting ports such as Penang, Singapore, Batavia (Jakarta), Saigon, Bangkok, Rangun (Yangon), Manila, Macassar (Makassar) etc. There is also an inset map of Singapore.
Trade Routes in the Far East
1894
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Map of stream ship trade routes around Southeast Asia. Rivers, railways, submarine telegraph cables, lighthouses (fixed, revolving and flashing), graving docks and coaling stations are marked. An inset map shows a railway route from Britain to Asia.
Sketch map shewing the rivers and an outline of the coast... Gulf of Papua, British New Guinea
1893
Papua New Guinea
Map of part of the east coast of the Gulf of Papua, with river mouths, shoals, bathymetry (water depth). On land, notes on terrain (‘Hills 100 to 150 ft. high’), land (‘Good soil’), vegetation (‘Nipa and Sago Palms’) and people (‘Ipikoi Tribe’).
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.
Map of part of Moratau (Fergusson Island) and Duau (Normanby Island): British New Guinea
1891
Papua New Guinea
Map of parts of Fergusson and Normanby islands (east coast of New Guinea). Bathymetry (sea depth), reefs and shoals are marked, along with landmarks (mountains, villages, trees). Territories of two indigenous tribes—the Subia and Manayaya—are shown.
Rough Sketch of 200 miles of the western portion of British New Guinea, including rivers
1890
Papua New Guinea
Map of British New Guinea with notes on the terrain (‘Low country’), vegetation (‘Mangrove, Nipa and Fan Palms’), crops (‘Small plantations Sugar cane & Taro’), coastal features (‘Coral and Sand flats) and people (‘Friendly tribe’, ‘Dariamo Tribe’).
Map of the Fly River, British New Guinea, as traversed by Sir William MacGregor and party
1890
Papua New Guinea
Three maps on one sheet of the Fly River in British New Guinea, from the mouth to where it meets the Palmer River. Bathymetry (water depth) and sandbanks are marked at the mouth and landmarks—hills, vegetation, villages—are noted along the length.
Sketch Map of Mai Cussa or Baxter River, and Wasu Cussa or Chester River, with their tributaries
1888
Papua New Guinea
Map of an expedition along two rivers on the southern coast of British New Guinea, with notes of terrain (‘Undulating country’), vegetation (‘Coconut Palms’) and wildlife (‘Flying Foxes’). More details have been added by hand (‘Ridge about 10ft.’).
W. & A.K. Johnston's sheet of maps to illustrate the Caroline islands dispute between Germany and Spain
1885
Southeast Asia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, East Timor
Three maps of the Caroline Islands. One shows colonised areas in Southeast Asia: Dutch East Indies; British North Borneo, British New Guinea; German New Guinea; Philippines (Spain); Portuguese Timor. The route of the Challenger expedition is marked.
East India Archipelago, western route to China. Chart no. 6
1882
Philippines
Two maritime routes—for use during the North-east and ‘fair’ monsoons—are shown on this late 19th century navigation map. The routes lead north through Southeast Asia, passing the Philippines, and ending in Hong Kong. Bathymetry (sea depth) is shown.
- Indonesia55
- Malaysia41
- Singapore27
- Philippines25
- Vietnam23
- Thailand21
- Cambodia20
- East Timor19
- Brunei17
- Myanmar17
- Papua New Guinea17
- Laos15
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- Java38
- Malay Peninsula36
- Sumatra29
- Borneo25
- South China Sea25
- Celebes20
- Sulawesi20
- China Sea18
- Siam17
- Philippine Islands15
- Java Sea14
- Western New Guinea13
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- [remove]Maritime Route79
- Bathymetry64
- Tide Data15
- Current Data12
- [remove]Shoal79
- Reef75
- Walker, John7
- Arrowsmith, Aaron5
- Ross, Daniel5
- Après de Mannevillette, Jean-Baptiste d'4
- Arrowsmith, John4
- Horsburgh, James4
- Bateman, John2
- Berghaus, Heinrich Karl Wilhelm2
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- Laurie & Whittle12
- James Horsburgh7
- A. Arrowsmith4
- Hydrographic Office, Admiralty3
- J.W. Norie & Co.3
- John Arrowsmith3
- John Cary3
- Robert Sayer3
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