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A map of British North Borneo
1894
Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia
The colonial territories of British North Borneo are shown in pink on this late 19th century map, with Brunei and Sarawak in green, and Dutch colonial territory in yellow. Sea routes around the British Empire are depicted on an inset map.
Oostkust Sumatra. Schetskaart der Siak Rivier van het Eiland Tengah tot Siak
1894
Indonesia
This late 19th century large-scale (1:30,000) map show just a section of the Siak River, in the Riau province of Sumatra. Bathymetry (water depth) is shown in figures to aid navigation, with various landmarks noted along the river’s banks.
Zuidelijk gedeelte van de Chineesche zee: Blad I
1893
Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore
Navigation map of the southern part of the South China Sea, including the straits of Malacca and Singapore, and the Riau Archipelago. Bathymetry (sea depth), lighthouses, shoals and other obstructions are marked, with hills to use as landmarks.
Noordwestkust Sumatra: Van Roesa to de Bocht van Pedir
1893
Indonesia
A navigation map of the northern tip of Sumatra, featuring bathymetry (sea depth), reefs, shoals, and side views of landmark mountains (elevations). Lighthouses are highlighted in red and yellow, with lines to indicate the limits of their range.
Plannen van ankerplaatsen Kleine Soenda eilanden
1893
Indonesia
Fifty-seven separate maps of bays, roadsteads—a body of water sheltered from tides/currents—and anchor points around the Lesser Sunda Islands. Landmarks, lighthouses, bathymetry (sea depth), shoals, reefs and other obstructions are marked.
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’).
Sumatra Oostkust: Monden der Koealoe en Panei rivieren
1892
Indonesia
Navigation map of the mouths of the Koealoe (Kualu) and Panei (Barumun and Bila) rivers on the east coast of Sumatra. Large sand and mud banks, bathymetry (sea depth), bouys and currents are marked. On land, tall trees are shown to use as landmarks.
Sketch map of the head of Collingwood Bay
1892
Papua New Guinea
Map of Collingwood Bay, north coast of New Guinea, with bearings to mountains, bathymetry (sea depth), shoals and reefs. On land, notes on terrain (‘sloping plains’, ‘Stiff clay soil’), vegetation (‘Casuarina trees’) and people (‘FRIENDLY TRIBE’).
Sketch map shewing the rivers and an outline of the coast... Gulf of Papua, British New Guinea
1892
Papua New Guinea
Map of part of the west coast of the Gulf of Papua, with islands, river mouths, shoals, bathymetry (water depth), notes to aid navigation. On land, notes on terrain (‘Limestone Hill’), vegetation (‘Pandanus & Nipa Palms’) and people (‘Paia Tribe’).
Schutzgebiet der Neu-Guinea-Kompanie
c.1892-1893
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
Very detailed six-sheet map of eastern New Guinea, with numerous inset maps of bays and islands, and other inset maps covering ethnography, explorers of the region, marine routes across the Pacific Ocean, cannibalism, missionaries activity etc.
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