Maps & Plans
Building an online collection of maps related to Angkor, Khmer and Southeast Asia civilizations.
Plan de Phnom Penh au XVeme siècle (George Coedès, 1913)
Map of Phnom Penh in the 15th century by George Coèdes. [Source: GC, "Etudes cambodgiennes VIII: La fondation de Phnom Penh au XVeme siècle d'après la Chronique cambodgienne", BEFEO 13-6, 1913: 5-11].
Map of Phnom Penh in the 15th century by George Coèdes. [Source: GC, "Etudes cambodgiennes VIII: La fondation de Phnom Penh au XVeme siècle d'après la Chronique cambodgienne", BEFEO 13-6, 1913: 5-11].
Chaktomuk Navigation Map with the new Royal Palace location, 1864
"Plan Particulier des Quatre Bras de Phnom Penh, Cambodge, Mars 1864 " [[Specific Plan of the Four-River (Chaktomuk) Area, Phnom Penh, established for Contre-Amiral de La Grandière by hydographics engineer G. Héraud, March 1864 [Archives Centrales de l'Indochine].
"Plan Particulier des Quatre Bras de Phnom Penh, Cambodge, Mars 1864 " [[Specific Plan of the Four-River (Chaktomuk) Area, Phnom Penh, established for Contre-Amiral de La Grandière by hydographics engineer G. Héraud, March 1864 [Archives Centrales de l'Indochine].
Angkor Protection Zones (2003 Project)
Vann Molyvann's Masterplan of Protected Zones for Siem Reap, 2003. [V.M., Modern Khmer Cities, p. 102].
Vann Molyvann's Masterplan of Protected Zones for Siem Reap, 2003. [V.M., Modern Khmer Cities, p. 102].
Plan of Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium (1969)
By Vann Molyvann, reproduced in Nokor Khmer 1, Oct-Dec. 1969, p. 39. A: Tennis Courts. B: Volley-ball fields. C: Basket-ball fields. D: Gymnasium. E: Swimming Pool. F: Pool Stands. G: Locker Rooms and Restaurants. H: Sports Palace. I: VIP Grandstands. J: Soccer fields and Tracks. K: Stands (Bleachers) 50,000 seats. L: Moats. M: Ticket Booths [Nokor Khmer 1, Oct-Dec. 1969, p. 39].
By Vann Molyvann, reproduced in Nokor Khmer 1, Oct-Dec. 1969, p. 39. A: Tennis Courts. B: Volley-ball fields. C: Basket-ball fields. D: Gymnasium. E: Swimming Pool. F: Pool Stands. G: Locker Rooms and Restaurants. H: Sports Palace. I: VIP Grandstands. J: Soccer fields and Tracks. K: Stands (Bleachers) 50,000 seats. L: Moats. M: Ticket Booths [Nokor Khmer 1, Oct-Dec. 1969, p. 39].
Plan of King Norodom's Royal Palace (1907)
Fig. 146. - Plan of the Palace of the King of Cambodia in Phnom Penh (19th century). Scale 15 mm to 100 meters. 1. Tribune and Ballroom. - 2. Enclosed quarters for European mechanics. - 3. Treasury. - 4. Gallery of Ancestral Portraits. - 5. Office of the Palace Guards. - 6. Lime Store. - 7. Pages' Quarters. - 8. Accounting Offices. - 9. Storehouse for Royal Parasols. - 10. Armory. - 11. Passenger Room. - 12. Idem. - 13. Storehouse. - 14. Jewelers. - 15. Vocational School. - 16. Waiting Room for Pages. - 17. Prayer Room. - 18. Dance Hall. - 19. Throne Room. - 20. Stately Apartments of the King. - 21 to 23. Bayon, audience hall, and state dining hall. - 24. Iron Palace from the Exposition. - 29. Statue of Norodom. - 30. Pagoda. - 31. Royal pagoda. - 34, 35. Pagodas. - 37. Royal coffin storage room before cremation and Pimeanakas. - 40. Musicians' room. - 41. Weavers. - 42. Dance hall and women's quarters. - 46. Coach houses and stables. - 47. Prison. - 48. Royal sword room. - 53. Latrines, etc. (All perimeter walls are lined with living quarters.) Note: We have no further information on the use of the buildings shown on the plan.] [from Général de Beylié, L'architecture hindoue en Extrême-Orient, 1907, p.166].
Fig. 146. - Plan of the Palace of the King of Cambodia in Phnom Penh (19th century). Scale 15 mm to 100 meters. 1. Tribune and Ballroom. - 2. Enclosed quarters for European mechanics. - 3. Treasury. - 4. Gallery of Ancestral Portraits. - 5. Office of the Palace Guards. - 6. Lime Store. - 7. Pages' Quarters. - 8. Accounting Offices. - 9. Storehouse for Royal Parasols. - 10. Armory. - 11. Passenger Room. - 12. Idem. - 13. Storehouse. - 14. Jewelers. - 15. Vocational School. - 16. Waiting Room for Pages. - 17. Prayer Room. - 18. Dance Hall. - 19. Throne Room. - 20. Stately Apartments of the King. - 21 to 23. Bayon, audience hall, and state dining hall. - 24. Iron Palace from the Exposition. - 29. Statue of Norodom. - 30. Pagoda. - 31. Royal pagoda. - 34, 35. Pagodas. - 37. Royal coffin storage room before cremation and Pimeanakas. - 40. Musicians' room. - 41. Weavers. - 42. Dance hall and women's quarters. - 46. Coach houses and stables. - 47. Prison. - 48. Royal sword room. - 53. Latrines, etc. (All perimeter walls are lined with living quarters.) Note: We have no further information on the use of the buildings shown on the plan.] [from Général de Beylié, L'architecture hindoue en Extrême-Orient, 1907, p.166].
Map of Ruines d'Angkor (Angkor Ruins) by Barthélemy
After a plan by Doudart de Lagrée. Note the Cambodian villages shown near the major buildings, for instance Bayon. [from En Indochine 1894-1895, 1899.]
After a plan by Doudart de Lagrée. Note the Cambodian villages shown near the major buildings, for instance Bayon. [from En Indochine 1894-1895, 1899.]
Plan de la Ville de Phnom Penh - Project c. 1956-1960
1956-1960 Draft by Service Géographique Khmer (SGK) from a 1935 map by colonial Service Géographique de l'Indochine (SGI). [compressed file from hi-res image purchased from Geographicus.com, July 2026. Contact us for available highest resolution file.]
1956-1960 Draft by Service Géographique Khmer (SGK) from a 1935 map by colonial Service Géographique de l'Indochine (SGI). [compressed file from hi-res image purchased from Geographicus.com, July 2026. Contact us for available highest resolution file.]
Province de Son La 1909
Map of Son-la region from Chabert & L.Gallois, Atlas, Hanoi-Haiphong, 1909.
Map of Son-la region from Chabert & L.Gallois, Atlas, Hanoi-Haiphong, 1909.
Côtes Cambodgiennes du Golf de Siam [Gulf of Siam, Cambodian Coastline], 1925
Map of the Gulf of Siam drawn by Roland Meyer before 1925 [published in "Croisière au Golfe de Siam", L'éveil économique de l'Indochine, 15 Jan.1925]
Map of the Gulf of Siam drawn by Roland Meyer before 1925 [published in "Croisière au Golfe de Siam", L'éveil économique de l'Indochine, 15 Jan.1925]
Map of Angkor Group, 1909-1911
Map drafted in 1909 by Lt Buat, geodetic engineer, and Lt Ducret, topographer, and printed in September 1910 to be published in Lunet de Lajonquière, Inventaire descriptif des monuments du Cambodge, Vol. III, 1911.[via gallica.bnf.fr]
Map drafted in 1909 by Lt Buat, geodetic engineer, and Lt Ducret, topographer, and printed in September 1910 to be published in Lunet de Lajonquière, Inventaire descriptif des monuments du Cambodge, Vol. III, 1911.[via gallica.bnf.fr]
Oudong Royal Palace by Spooner
The only known plan of Oudong Royal Palace, site of Cambodian royal power until King Norodom undertook the erection of the new Palace in Phnom Penh starting from 1865 [source: L'Illustration, 30 Jan. 1864 [n 1092]: 72.]
The only known plan of Oudong Royal Palace, site of Cambodian royal power until King Norodom undertook the erection of the new Palace in Phnom Penh starting from 1865 [source: L'Illustration, 30 Jan. 1864 [n 1092]: 72.]
Spooner map 1866
'Ponthei Srey' [Banteay Srei] and 'Villes and Ruins' [Cities and Ruins] located on Phnom Kulen shown on this A. Spooner's map [L'Illustration, 1866].
'Ponthei Srey' [Banteay Srei] and 'Villes and Ruins' [Cities and Ruins] located on Phnom Kulen shown on this A. Spooner's map [L'Illustration, 1866].
Map01 HCMC
Analytical Map of Saigon [Gia Dinh] by Ngo Minh Hung [in Vietnam Desk: Transformation of built cultural heritage in old Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), 5 Sept. 2022].
Analytical Map of Saigon [Gia Dinh] by Ngo Minh Hung [in Vietnam Desk: Transformation of built cultural heritage in old Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), 5 Sept. 2022].
"Ethnographic Diagram of Indochina", 1914
in Henri Brenier, Essai d'atlas statistique de l'Indochine, GGI, Hanoi-Haiphong, 1914.
in Henri Brenier, Essai d'atlas statistique de l'Indochine, GGI, Hanoi-Haiphong, 1914.
South China Sea Channels between China, Southeast Asia and New Holland, 1794
Detail of An Accurate Map of the Islands and Channels between China and New Holland by
Robert Wilkinson (1752 - 1825), London 1794. [from the reproduction at Ruderman-Rare Maps].
Detail of An Accurate Map of the Islands and Channels between China and New Holland by
Robert Wilkinson (1752 - 1825), London 1794. [from the reproduction at Ruderman-Rare Maps].
The Dong World, general region
The general region of the Dong world according to the editors [Map 1 in J. Whitmore & J. Anderson eds., China’s Encounters on the South and Southwest: Reforging the Fiery Frontier Over Two Millennia, 2015. Source: ESRI, 2014].
The general region of the Dong world according to the editors [Map 1 in J. Whitmore & J. Anderson eds., China’s Encounters on the South and Southwest: Reforging the Fiery Frontier Over Two Millennia, 2015. Source: ESRI, 2014].
Keo Kinal Ishanapura Map
The site of Sambor Prei Kuk, map by Dr. Sumiko Kubo draught during the Waseda University mission 1999-2001 [repr. in Keo Kinal 2004.]
The site of Sambor Prei Kuk, map by Dr. Sumiko Kubo draught during the Waseda University mission 1999-2001 [repr. in Keo Kinal 2004.]
Melaka Straits, 15h century
15th-century Straits of Melaka: South China Sea - Eastern Indian Ocean Passageway. [Map by the the Ball State University Cartographer and K.R. Hall, in Whitmore 2022, p 417.]
15th-century Straits of Melaka: South China Sea - Eastern Indian Ocean Passageway. [Map by the the Ball State University Cartographer and K.R. Hall, in Whitmore 2022, p 417.]
Thang Long Citadel site c. 1880
'Annamite map of Hanoi' collected betw. 1876 and 1883 [Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, DCP-GE A-395 (RES), public domain, repr. in Discovering Vietnam's Ancient Capital, 2024].
'Annamite map of Hanoi' collected betw. 1876 and 1883 [Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, DCP-GE A-395 (RES), public domain, repr. in Discovering Vietnam's Ancient Capital, 2024].
Outline Map showing the ruins of Angkor
Illustrating Jacob E. Conner's article in National Geographic 23-3, March 1912.
Illustrating Jacob E. Conner's article in National Geographic 23-3, March 1912.