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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’).

Map of the district of Bhamo in northern Burma (Myanmar) featuring the Irrawaddy River, railways (proposed and under construction, including the future Burma State Railway), and mines (amber, jade).

Map of the district of Ruby Mines in northern Burma (Myanmar) featuring the Irrawaddy and Shweli rivers. High points are marked with their heights so they can be used for triangulation. As the name suggests, the district was known for its rubies.

Map of the Katha district, Burma (Myanmar), with locations of gold mines and land allocated for prospecting. High points are marked and linked with lines to create a triangulation network. The Mu Valley State Railway and Mu River are shown.

This map of India and Burma (Myanmar) shows railways, and railways sanctioned or under construction. Other maps in this series show the same area in different years of the 1890s.

A map of the Li Phi Falls/Tat Somphamit Waterfalls in Laos, on the border with Cambodia, marked with routes taken by boats at different times of the year. One of a number of maps of mainland Southeast Asia by W.R.D. Beckett.

Map of the Baram District, Borneo, by the British ethnologist Charles Hose, divided into territories of indigenous peoples: Malanaus, Kayans, Kenniahs, Orang-Bukits, Sibops, Madangs, Kalabits, Balaits, Tutongs, Kadayans and Malays.

Four maps of areas with lakes in Celebes (Sulawesi), including the lakes and main watershed of the South Peninsula. Three of the maps feature cross-section views (elevations) which show types of rocks.

Topographical map of mainland Southeast Asia. Mountains are represented by hachures—short lines/dashes that give a sense of the shape and steepness of terrain—and settlements, roads and rivers are marked.

A triangulation map of part of Upper Burma (Myanmar), showing nine locations (‘hill stations’) joined with straight lines to create a triangulation network. Each hill station’s latitude and longitude, height above sea level, and description is given.

Map of the Malay state of Johor, and Singapore. The route of a proposed railway north from Johor Bahru is shown. Apart from rivers and mountains, much of the terrain is blank, with labels such as ‘Unexplored Hill Country’ or ‘Dense Jungle and Swamp’.

On this map of India and Burma (Myanmar), shading indicates what percentage of each province is used for the cultivating sugarcane. Part of a series of maps of the same area showing different crops (others include cotton and rice).