Reisenett: Historical Maps of Asia

Historical Maps of Asia

Asia 1808 (596K)
"Asia" from The General Gazetteer; or Compendious Geographical Dictionary by R. Brookes. Eighth Edition. Dublin, 1808.
Asia 1892 (779K)
"Asia" from Americanized Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol.1, Chicago 1892.
Asia Minor under the Greeks and Romans (360K)
From The Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1923.
Batavia [Jakarta] 1897 (516K)
From Guide to the Dutch East Indies by Dr. J.F. van Bemmelen and G.B. Hoover, Luzac & Co, London 1897.
Bokhara Cabool Beloochistan 1838 (1.7MB very large file);Northern Part of Map (982K); Southern Part of Map (839K)
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1838
Bombay 1909 (386K)
"Island of Bombay" from The Gazetteer of Bombay City and Island. Volume 1. Bombay, India 1909.
Burma 1827
"Birman Empire" from An Account of an Embassy to the Kingdom of Ava in the Year 1795 by Lieut Colonel Michael Symes, to which is now added, A Narrative of the LateMilitary and Political Operations in the Birmese Empire...Volume II. Printed for Constable and Co. 1827
Ceylon [Sri Lanka] 1914 (774K)
"Ceylon" from Great Britain Parliament House of Commons Sessional Papers, Colonial Reports - Annual. No. 797. Ceylon. Report (Supplementary) for 1912.
Edo [Tokyo] 1844-1848
The Growth of European and Japanese Dominions in Asia since 1801 (839K)
Inset: Vicinity of Peking. From The Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1923.
Hong Kong 1954 (968K)
Original scale 1:250,000 portion of Hong Kong, Army Map Service NF 50-5 1954
India 1700-1792 (645K)
From The Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1923.
India 1760 (222K)
From The Public Schools Historical Atlas edited by C. Colbeck. Longmans, Green, and Co. 1905.
Indo-China 1886 (533K)
"Map of Indo-China showing proposed Burma-Siam-China Railway" from the Scottish Geographical Magazine. Published by the Scottish Geographical Society and edited by Hugh A. Webster and Arthur Silva White. Volume II: 1886.
Japan - "The Chinese Factory in the Street of Teng-chan at Nagasaki, founded in 1688."
[Note: During the period of Japanese seclusion, the Chinese, like the Dutch, were allowed to reside and trade in a restricted area in Nagasaki.]
Japan - "Plan of the Dutch Factory in the Island of Desima at Nagasaki."
Japan - "Earthquake, Volcanic Eruption and Inundation in the Province of Simahara."
Japan - "Earthquake and Eruption of the Mountain of Asana-yama, in the province of Sinano."
These four map images are from "Illustrations of Japan consisting of private memoirs and anecdotes of the reigning dynasty of the Djogouns, or sovereigns of Japan..." by Isaac Titsingh, London: R. Ackermann, 1822.
Japan 1912 (452K)
"Japan" with inset map "Formosa and Lu-Chu Islands"from A Literary and Historical Atlas of Asia, by J.G. Bartholomew. J.M. Dent and Sons, Ltd. 1912
Principal Cities and Towns of Japan, 1917 (817K)
"Japan" with inset maps "Kuril and Rui-Kui Islands" from The New Encyclopedic Atlas & Gazetteer of the World. 1917.
Kwang Tung (Canton) Province 1878 (1MB)
A portion of "Originalkarte der Provinz Kwang Tung (Canton) zur Ubersicht der Deutschen Missions-Stationen" from Mittheilungen aus Justus Perthes' Geographischer Anstalt uber Wichtige Neue Erforschungen auf dem Gesammtgebiete der Geographie von Dr. A. Petermann. Volume 24, tafel 22, 1878
Lahore 1912
From A Literary and Historical Atlas of Asia by J.G. Bartholomew. J.M. Dent and Sons, Ltd. 1912
Manila 1851 (851K)
Diccionario Geografico-Estadistico-Historico De Las Islas Filipinas. Madrid 1851
The Mongol Dominions, 1300-1405 (410K)
From The Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1923.
Oriental Empires about 600 B.C. (146K)
From The Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1923.
Peking [Beijing] Region 1875 (1MB)
A portion of "Originalkarte der Ebene von Peking und des Gebircslandes im Westen und Norden der Capitale" from Mittheilungen aus Justus Perthes' Geographischer Anstalt uber Wichtige Neue Erforschungen auf dem Gesammtgebiete der Geographie von Dr. A. Petermann. Erganzungsband 10, 1876
Persian Empire about 500 B.C. (134K)
From The Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1923.
Ports in China, Japan and the Philippines 1860 Part I (335K)
Ports Location Map and Plan of Jedo Bay, [Tokyo/Yokohama, Japan] From Mittheilungen aus Justus Perthes' Geographischer Anstalt uber Wichtige Neue Erforschungen auf dem Gesammtgebiete der Geographie von Dr. A. Petermann. Volume 6, 1860.
Ports in China, Japan and the Philippines 1860 Part II (325K)
Plans of Schanghai [Shanghai, China], Iloilo [Philippines], Sual [Port Sual, Philippines], Taiwan [now Tainan, Taiwan], Zamboanga [Philippines], Khiungtscheu [Kiungshan/Ch'iung-Shan, China] From Mittheilungen aus Justus Perthes' Geographischer Anstalt uber Wichtige Neue Erforschungen auf dem Gesammtgebiete der Geographie von Dr. A. Petermann. Volume 6, 1860.
Pyongyang, North Korea 1946 (549K) Map Key (277K)
Original scale 1:12,500. Portion of Army Map Service L951 1946.
Rangoon 1912
From A Literary and Historical Atlas of Asia by J.G. Bartholomew. J.M. Dent and Sons, Ltd. 1912
Shanghai, China 1933 (1,046K)
A portion of "Plan of Shanghai" (Sheet 1), original scale 1:15,840. Heliographed at O.S. fromdrawings of the 1933 Municipal plan. U.S. Army Map Service, 1945.
Soerabaja [Surabaya] 1897 (452K)
From Guide to the Dutch East Indies by Dr. J.F. van Bemmelen and G.B. Hoover, Luzac & Co, London 1897.
[Tibet] Grand Monastery of Tashi-Lhunpo 1902 (903k)
"The Grand Monastery of Tashi-Lhunpo" from Journey to Lhasa and Central Tibet by Sarat Chandra Das, 1902
[Tibet] Grand Temple at Lhasa 1902 (581k)
"Cho-Khang, The Grand Temple of Buddha at Lhasa" from Journey to Lhasa and Central Tibet by Sarat Chandra Das, 1902
[Tibet] Shigatse 1902 (581k)
"The Jong or Fort of Shigatse" from Journey to Lhasa and Central Tibet by Sarat Chandra Das, 1902
[Tokyo] Edo 1844-1848
[Tokyo] Jedo Bay, Ports in China, Japan and the Philippines 1860 Part I (335K)
Ports Location Map and Plan of Jedo Bay, [Tokyo/Yokohama, Japan] From Mittheilungen aus Justus Perthes' Geographischer Anstalt uber Wichtige Neue Erforschungen auf dem Gesammtgebiete der Geographie von Dr. A. Petermann. Volume 6, 1860.
[Tokyo] Tokio Region - East 1879 (1.3MB)
A portion of "Die Umgegend der Bai von Tokio und des Vulkans Fuji-No-Yama" from Mittheilungen aus Justus Perthes' Geographischer Anstalt uber Wichtige Neue Erforschungen auf dem Gesammtgebiete der Geographie von Dr. A. Petermann. Volume 25, tafel 19, 1879
[Tokyo] Tokio Region - West 1879 (968K)
A portion of "Die Umgegend der Bai von Tokio und des Vulkans Fuji-No-Yama" from Mittheilungen aus Justus Perthes' Geographischer Anstalt uber Wichtige Neue Erforschungen auf dem Gesammtgebiete der Geographie von Dr. A. Petermann. Volume 25, tafel 19, 1879
[Tokyo] Yedo Bay Hydrographic Chart 1879 (968K)
"Hydrographische Skizze der Edene von Yedo" from Mittheilungen aus Justus Perthes' Geographischer Anstalt uber Wichtige Neue Erforschungen auf dem Gesammtgebiete der Geographie von Dr. A. Petermann. Volume 25, Tafel 7, 1879
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Yedo [Tokyo] Bay Hydrographic Chart 1879 (968K)
"Hydrographische Skizze der Edene von Yedo" from Mittheilungen aus Justus Perthes' Geographischer Anstalt uber Wichtige Neue Erforschungen auf dem Gesammtgebiete der Geographie von Dr. A. Petermann. Volume 25, Tafel 7, 1879

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