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Singapore: Plan of harbour and roadstead

event1885

location_onSingapore

Plan of Singapore harbour, with wharfs and buildings. A roadstead—a body of water sheltered from tides/currents, for ships to anchor—is labelled ‘Singapore Road’. Islands, shoals and reefs are marked, as are roads and buildings in the city.

Fort Nieuw Victoria

event1880

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Two plans of Fort New Victoria in Ambon, Maluku Islands. There is a pier at the front of the fort which projects into Ambon Bay. In the second plan, the fort has seven bastions and a moat at the rear.

Tocht van de expeditie kolonne over Seglie naar Telok Kadjoe van 6-24 Mei 1878

event1879

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Map of a Dutch military expedition from Seglie (Sigli) on the northeast coast of Sumatra to Telok Kadjoe, during the Aceh War between Aceh and Dutch colonists. They land at Sigli and cross marshland, high grass, and rice and sugarcane fields.

Map of the Malay Peninsula 1879

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location_onMalaysia, Singapore, Thailand

Six-sheet map of the Malay Peninsula, featuring settlements, mountains and rivers. Labels note names of indigenous peoples, or describe terrain/resources. There is an inset map of Singapore town, and the Straits Settlements are highlighted in red.

Situatie kaart van een gedeelte der stad Batavia

event1874

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Map of the coastline of the bay of Batavia (Jakarta) showing the extension of the port’s pier (in red, labelled CD), the sand and mud bank and bathymetry (sea depth) in the bay, and notes regarding changes in tide levels over the years.

Schets van een gedeelte van het Haven-kanaal te Batavia

event1871

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A hand-drawn plan of part of the ‘Haven Kanaal [Harbour Canal]’ port in Batavia (Jakarta), showing warehouses and other buildings, including a fortified artillery battery. There are two profile drawings of parts of the port’s retaining wall.

Plattegrond der stad Soerabaija

event1867

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A mid-19th century map of the city of Soerabaija (Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia) showing its recently built defences, including the ‘Citadel Prins Hendrik’ fort and a walled moat. Outside the city are villages, plantations and fields.

Plattegrond der stad Batavia

event1866

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A mid-19th century map of the important port of Batavia (Jakarta), with its pier, commercial centre and residential streets. However, the city is also surrounded by villages (kampongs), fields and plantations. An inset map shows Batavia Castle.

Kaart van Soerabaia 1866

event1866

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This map of the city of Soerabaia (modern Surabaya, East Java) shows the Mas and Pegirian rivers flowing through the city. The military fort and city streets are surrounded by wetlands, fields, plantations and villages. A 1931 reprint of an 1866 map.

Nederlandsch Oost-Indië

event1865

location_onBrunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Singapore, Philippines, Papua New Guinea

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.

Kaart van Batavia omstreeks honderdvÿfentwintigjaren geleden overgebragt in het jaar 1864

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Although published in the mid-19th century, this map is based on Batavia (Jakarta) in c.1740. It focuses on the city’s castle and streets (in red), but also shows the fields of crops and the wetlands surrounding the city (in blue).

Kaart van de Oosterhelft der Residentie Timor

event1860

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Map of the eastern half of the Dutch colonial administrative region (residency) of Timor, with an inset map of its capital city and port Timorkoepang (Kupang). (From ‘Algemeene Atlas van Nederlandsche Indie [General Atlas of the Dutch East Indies]’.)

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