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Sumatra: Residentie Benkoelen (Bengkoelen)

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Map of the residency of Benkoelen (Bengkulu, southwest coast of Sumatra), over 10 sheets, with an inset map of the city of Bengkoelen (Bengkulu). Types of crops—coconut, rice, alang-alang, nipah palm, coffee—are marked. Sheet number 8 is missing.

Java: Residentie Besoeki

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There are over 100 sheets of this very large-scale (1:20,000) topographic map of the regency of Besoeki, Java. Cities and villages, roads, railways and rivers, crops and many more features are all shown in great detail.

Taalkaart van de Minahasa

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This map of the northern tip of the Minahasa Peninsula, Celebes (Sulawesi) is colour-coded with the nine languages and dialects spoken in the area. Administrative departments and districts are also marked and listed.

Kaart van Ampenan, Mataram en Tjakranagara met aangrenzend terrein

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A map of Mataram in the late 19th century showing it as a kampong (village) surrounded by paddy fields (rectangular parcels of land for growing rice). The map’s whole area is now just part of what is the largest city on the island on Lombok.

Lombok

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Two maps of Lombok (Lesser Sunda Islands) from the time of the Dutch intervention which led to the colonisation of the island. Both maps focus on roads: the first covers the whole island; the second focuses on the capital city of Mataram.

Kaart van het Westelijk gedeelte bezet in Groot-Atjèh

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This map of Groot-Atjèh (Aceh, northern Sumatra) focuses on the western part occupied during the Aceh War. It shows mountains, wetlands, forests, villages, routes and crops (rice, coconut, banana, sugar, sugarcane, bamboo, alang-alang, betel).

[Pad van Tangsé naar Kroeng Sabé]

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Map of a path from Tangsé (Tangse) at the top right, southwest to Kroeng Sabi (Krueng Sabee) on the west coast of Aceh, Sumatra. The route crosses mountains and then follows a river to the coast.

Schetskaart der voormalige Ooster-buitenlinie

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Produced during the Aceh War, the ‘Ooster-buitenlinie [Eastern outer line]’ of this map’s title probably refers to Dutch troop positions—marked with flag symbols—along the red road on the left. The road is east of the city of Kota Radja (Banda Aceh).

Wegennet der gemeente Medan

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This map of the town of Medan, north Sumatra, is colour-coded to show land use, reflecting the details of a land lease contract, and including a military camp, Sultan’s palace and land, and residential, agricultural, municipal and government areas.

[Lombok]

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This map of Lombok, in the Lesser Sunda Islands, mainly focuses on roads (marked in red) between the larger settlements. Mountains and rivers are also marked, with shoals, reefs and anchor points around the coast.

Residentie Soerabaja

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There are 64 sheets of this very large-scale (1:20,000) topographic map of the regency of Soerabaja (East Java). Cities and villages, roads, railways and rivers, crops and many more features are all shown in great detail. First sheet is an overview.

Upper Burma

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Map of Upper Burma, showing the borders with Assam (India), China and Siam (Thailand), as well as internal administrative borders. Mountains with their heights, settlements, rivers and railways (completed, proposed and under construction) are shown.

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