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Topographical map of mainland Southeast Asia. Mountains are represented by hachures—short lines/dashes that give a sense of the shape and steepness of terrain—and settlements, roads and rivers are marked.

On this map of India and Burma (Myanmar), shading indicates what percentage of each province is used for the cultivating sugarcane. Part of a series of maps of the same area showing different crops (others include cotton and rice).

On this map of India and Burma (Myanmar), shading indicates what percentage of each province is used for the cultivating rice. Part of a series of maps of the same area showing different crops (others include cotton and sugarcane).

On this map of India and Burma (Myanmar), shading indicates what percentage of each province is used for the cultivating cotton. Part of a series of maps of the same area showing different crops (others include rice and sugarcane).

The regional and national borders of Burma and Siam are hand-coloured on this map. Provinces, districts and states within Burma are also highlighted, and itemised in a separate list.

The regional and national borders of Burma and Siam are hand-coloured on this map. Provinces, districts and states within Burma are also highlighted, and itemised in a separate list.

A map surveying coal fields close to the Chindwin River in Upper Burma (Myanmar). Mountains are shown by using hachures: short lines/dashes that give a sense of the shape and steepness of terrain. Survey stations are marked with their height.

Topographical map of the mountainous border region between India and northwest Burma (Myanmar), showing rivers, lakes, villages, towns, roads and railways. High points are marked with their heights so they can be used for triangulation.

Southeast Asia is on sheet four of this map. British colonial territory—British Burma, the Straits Settlements, Sarawak, British North Borneo—is highlighted in red, with the Dutch East Indies, Spanish Philippines and Portuguese East Timor also shown.

Map of northeast Burma (Myanmar) bordering China's Yunnan Province. The title refers to ‘operations’ around the town of Sadon, possibly part of the Burmese resistance movement against British colonial rule in the late 19th century.

A map of a teak forest in Baw Bin, Burma (Myanmar) from the late 19th century. It is a ‘working circle’, a plan that divides the forest up into smaller areas so they can be worked separately. The areas are colour-coded, and given a time period.

Map of Upper Burma showing the border with Assam (India) and China. The names of indigenous peoples are shown (‘Singphos’), along with the Irrawaddy River, railways and resources (‘Teak Forests’, mines (silver, copper, sulphur, rubies, coal, jade)).