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A map of Groot-Atjeh, Lepoeng and Lehoeng, at the northern tip of Sumatra, detailing routes (rivers, roads, railways), crops (rice, banana, sugarcane, betel, pepper, alang-alang, bamboo) and land features (forests, mountains, wetlands).

This map of the Dutch East Indies uses colour to demarcate government administrative areas (residencies or provinces), with red dots/flags indicating the locations of various levels of government officials. With inset maps of west Sumatra and Java.

Map of Groot-Atjeh (Aceh, Sumatra) divided into administrative districts. Mountains, forests, villages, railways, roads and rivers are marked. There are inset maps of Poeloe Bras (Breueh Island), and showing distances between larger settlements.

Different levels of government monopolies are indicated on this map of the Dutch East Indies by the use of areas of colour (opium trade) and hash marks (salt trade). The inset map of Java is divided into residencies.

This detailed map of the Dutch East Indies in the mid-19th century contains a great deal of information: topographical details, settlements and administrative areas, roads, railways and maritime routes, telegraph lines, inset maps etc.