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Kaart van Straat Soenda

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The coloured areas on this map indicate the coastal regions that flooded after the 1883 Krakatoa volcanic eruption. Krakatoa is shown in the centre of the Sunda Strait, between Sumatra and Java.

Moekim Lepong

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Map of Lepong (Leupung) in Aceh, northern Sumatra, surrounded by paddy fields and mountains. There are handwritten corrections and additions in red ink, and an inset map of the mouth of the Kroeng Lepong river showing it four years earlier in 1879.

Topographische kaart der residentie Batavia

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The residency of Batavia, West Java, featuring plantations (coffee, tea, coconut, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar); crops (rice, alang-alang, bamboo); fishing ponds; factories, warehouses, shops; routes, administrative borders; mountains, rivers, lakes.

Kaart van een gedeelte van Straat Soenda ter berekening van de hoeveelheid uitgeworpen stoffen

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A map showing the results of the 1883 eruption of the Krakatoa volcano. Black numbers indicate sea depth before the eruption; red numbers are after.

Kaart van het terrein des oorlogs in Groot-Atjeh

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The Aceh War (1873–1904) between the Sultanate of Aceh and Dutch colonists is highlighted on this map of Groot-Atjeh in 1876. Flag symbols mark the locations of Dutch military posts, and some villages are described as ‘verbrande [burnt]’.

Kaart aangevende den bestaande toestand met betrekking tot het rechtswezen in Ned. Indië

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This map highlights the judicial system in the Dutch East Indies (‘Nederlands-Indië’) in the late 19th century. Different colours indicate the areas of authority of the different courts of law. There is an inset map of Java.

Overzichtskaart en bladwijzer van de residentie Madoera

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This overview map of the residency of Madoera (Madura Island, East Java, Indonesia) is divided into four regencies, and subdivided into 21 districts, which are numbered and listed at the bottom of the map. Major roads and settlements are also marked.

Handelskaartje van den Nederlandsch Indischen archipel

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This map is concerned with trade in the Dutch East Indies, highlighting useful resources such as maritime routes, railways, telegraph lines and offices, coast and harbour lights, offices of officials, areas that apply tolls and duties etc.

[Verzamelkaart van door uitbarsting en vloedgolf verwoeste gebieden]

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Nine maps of the effects of the 1883 Krakatoa volcanic eruption, including on Rakata Island itself, and Calmeyer Island (formed by the eruption). Other maps use brown shading to show the flooding of nearby islands and settlements by ensuing tsunamis.

Kaart van Krakatau en omliggende eilanden

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A map of the effects of the 1883 Krakatoa volcanic eruption. The orange line is the islands’ outline pre-eruption; the red line is the boundary of the collapsed area. Red numbers are sea depth. Pre- and post-eruption sizes of the islands are listed.

Kaart van het terrein des oorlogs in Groot-Atjeh in 1876

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The Aceh War (1873–1904) between the Sultanate of Aceh and Dutch colonists is highlighted on this map of Groot-Atjeh in 1876. Flag symbols mark the locations of Dutch troops, while a red line records the route marched by ‘agitating troops’ in 1875-6.

New chart of Sunda Straits

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A map documenting the effects of the Krakatoa volcanic eruption, detailing the destruction of part of the Krakatoa Island and damage to surrounding areas. Created by a ship’s captain who passed through the Sunda Strait five days after the eruption.

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