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The Kapoewas (Kapuas) and Melawi rivers converge on this map of the town of Sintang, Borneo. The town lines the river banks, and is surrounded by fields, forest and marshland. Arrows on the rivers mark the direction of their flow.

The residency of Besoeki (Besuki), East Java, featuring crops (rice, alang-alang, bamboo, coconut); fishing ponds; factories, warehouses, businesses; routes, administrative borders; churches, cemeteries, forts, lighthouses; mountains, rivers, lakes.

Map of the crops—coconut, alang-alang, rice, nipa palm, bamboo—grown along the Mempawah River (west coast of Borneo). There are also large areas of swampy forest, Malay mosques, shrines and graveyards, and Chinese villages, temples and graveyards.

Contour lines show the terrain of these two districts at the western end of the island of Bali. Roads connecting the ‘desa’s [villages]’, Hindu temples and rivers are marked. Anchor points around the coast are marked for ships or for local vessels.

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.

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.

Map of the residency of Patjitan (Pacitan), south coast of East Java, divided into administrative districts. At the base, there is an elevation (side view) drawing of terrain around the Bay of Patjitan. Villages, forts and ruined temples are marked.

The residency of Soerakarta in Central Java is shown divided into regencies (yellow borders) and districts (blue borders). There is an inset plan of the capital city, Soerakarta (modern Surakarta), and mountains and land routes are marked.

Topographic map of the residency of Rembang, Central Java, divided into regencies and districts. Roads and villages are marked, with shoals, reefs and water depth at sea. An inset map of the city of Rembang features markets, warehouses, churches.

Detailed map of Java based on the expeditions of the geologist and botanist Dr. Franz Junghuhn. There are 16 inset maps featuring volcanoes, mountains and coal seams.

This map of Java and Madura uses hachures: short lines/dashes that give a sense of the shape and steepness of terrain. Roads, railways and rivers are marked, as are anchor points and coral reefs (marked with letter ‘K.’ before their name).

This map shows the Dutch colonial possessions in the East Indies in the mid-19th century. The text provides great detail about the people, religion, crops, animals, geography and administration of the Dutch East Indies.