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map of Siam, Cochinchina, Cambodia, 1867

Carte du Royaume de Siam, de la Cochinchine Francaise et du Royaume du Cambodge [Map of the Kingdom of Siam, French Cochinchina and the Kingdom of Cambodia]

From Amédée Gréhan (1808-1879), Notice sur le royaume de Siam publiée par M. A. Gréhan, Paris, Imp. Simon Raçon & Co., 1867. [A. Gréhan signed: 'Phra Siam Duranuraks, Consul de Sa Majesté le Suprême Roi de Siam et son commissaire général près l'Exposition Universelle' ['Phra Siam Duranuraks, Consul of His Majesty the Supreme King of Siam and his Commissioner General to the Universal Exposition'].

Carte du Royaume de Siam, de la Cochinchine Francaise et du Royaume du Cambodge [Map of the Kingdom of Siam, French Cochinchina and the Kingdom of Cambodia]

From Amédée Gréhan (1808-1879), Notice sur le royaume de Siam publiée par M. A. Gréhan, Paris, Imp. Simon Raçon & Co., 1867. [A. Gréhan signed: 'Phra Siam Duranuraks, Consul de Sa Majesté le Suprême Roi de Siam et son commissaire général près l'Exposition Universelle' ['Phra Siam Duranuraks, Consul of His Majesty the Supreme King of Siam and his Commissioner General to the Universal Exposition'].

Indochina map 1895

Carte de l'Indo-Chine (Mission Pavie)

'Carte de l'Indo-Chine dressée sous les auspices des ministres des Affaires étrangères et des Colonies par MM. les Capitaines Cupet, Friquegon et de Malglaive, membres de la Mission Pavie, d'après - les levés des membres de la mission: MM. Pavie 1880-91, Cupet 1887-91, Nicolon 1887-89, de Malglaive, Cogniard, Rivière, Dugast, Lugan 1890-91, Counillon 1890, Massie, Lefevre-Pontalis, de Coulgeans, Macey 1891; - Les travaux du bureau topographique des troupes de l'Indo-Chine; - des ingénieurs hydrographes de la Marine ; - et de la mission Doudart de Lagrée; - les itinéraires de MM Harmand, d'Amade, Neis, Septans, Humann, Trumelet-Faber, Yersin, Garnier, Delingette, etc.; - et les documents Anglais et Siamois' ['Map of Indochina drawn up under the auspices of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Colonies by Captains Cupet, Friquegon and de Malglaive, members of the Pavie Mission, based on - The surveys of the Mission's members: Messrs. Pavie 1880-91, Cupet 1887-91, Nicolon 1887-89, de Malglaive, Cogniard, Rivière, Dugast, Lugan 1890-91, Counillon 1890, Massie, Lefevre-Pontalis, de Coulgeans, Macey 1891; - The work of the Military Topographical Office in Indochina; - The hydrographic engineers of the Navy; - and The Doudart de Lagrée mission; - The itineraries of Messrs. Harmand, d'Amade, Neis, Septans, Humann, Trumelet-Faber, Yersin, Garnier, Delingette, etc.; - and English and Siamese documents', Paris, Augustin Challamel, 1895.

Carte de l'Indo-Chine (Mission Pavie)

'Carte de l'Indo-Chine dressée sous les auspices des ministres des Affaires étrangères et des Colonies par MM. les Capitaines Cupet, Friquegon et de Malglaive, membres de la Mission Pavie, d'après - les levés des membres de la mission: MM. Pavie 1880-91, Cupet 1887-91, Nicolon 1887-89, de Malglaive, Cogniard, Rivière, Dugast, Lugan 1890-91, Counillon 1890, Massie, Lefevre-Pontalis, de Coulgeans, Macey 1891; - Les travaux du bureau topographique des troupes de l'Indo-Chine; - des ingénieurs hydrographes de la Marine ; - et de la mission Doudart de Lagrée; - les itinéraires de MM Harmand, d'Amade, Neis, Septans, Humann, Trumelet-Faber, Yersin, Garnier, Delingette, etc.; - et les documents Anglais et Siamois' ['Map of Indochina drawn up under the auspices of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Colonies by Captains Cupet, Friquegon and de Malglaive, members of the Pavie Mission, based on - The surveys of the Mission's members: Messrs. Pavie 1880-91, Cupet 1887-91, Nicolon 1887-89, de Malglaive, Cogniard, Rivière, Dugast, Lugan 1890-91, Counillon 1890, Massie, Lefevre-Pontalis, de Coulgeans, Macey 1891; - The work of the Military Topographical Office in Indochina; - The hydrographic engineers of the Navy; - and The Doudart de Lagrée mission; - The itineraries of Messrs. Harmand, d'Amade, Neis, Septans, Humann, Trumelet-Faber, Yersin, Garnier, Delingette, etc.; - and English and Siamese documents', Paris, Augustin Challamel, 1895.

 

Angkor Thom Esplanade

From George Groslier, Angkor, 1931. After Henri Marchal's map.

Angkor Thom Esplanade

From George Groslier, Angkor, 1931. After Henri Marchal's map.

 

Schematic Map of Ancient Cambodia

From George Groslier, Angkor, 1931. Note the use of 'Chenla of the North' and 'Chenla of the South' - also 'Chenla of Land' and 'Chenla of Water' in other publications of that time -, a terminology that has since been contested.

Schematic Map of Ancient Cambodia

From George Groslier, Angkor, 1931. Note the use of 'Chenla of the North' and 'Chenla of the South' - also 'Chenla of Land' and 'Chenla of Water' in other publications of that time -, a terminology that has since been contested.

 

Kingdoms and Empires of Southeast Asia ca 1200

from Swati Chemburkar, Khmer Empire and Southeast Asia, 800-1450.

Kingdoms and Empires of Southeast Asia ca 1200

from Swati Chemburkar, Khmer Empire and Southeast Asia, 800-1450.

map of the Burman Empire with Siam, Cochinchina, Cambodia, Tonkin, Annam, Malaya.

Burman Empire, with also Siam, Cochin-China, Ton-King and Malaya

Map of the Burman Empire with Siam, Cochinchina, Cambodia, Tonkin, Annam, Malaya, by James Wyld, Geographer to Her Majesty. c. 1842.

Burman Empire, with also Siam, Cochin-China, Ton-King and Malaya

Map of the Burman Empire with Siam, Cochinchina, Cambodia, Tonkin, Annam, Malaya, by James Wyld, Geographer to Her Majesty. c. 1842.

floorplan of Oudong Royal Palace, Cambodia

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.]

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.]

 

Sedov, Angkorskaya Imperia, 1967: Map of Angkorian Cambodia

showing the most important monuments and locations where inscriptions were found (in Russian) [Sedov 1967, p 251]

Sedov, Angkorskaya Imperia, 1967: Map of Angkorian Cambodia

showing the most important monuments and locations where inscriptions were found (in Russian) [Sedov 1967, p 251]

 

Economic Map of China, 1898

by H. Brenier, in Mission lyonnaise d'exploration economique de la Chine, Lyon, 1898.

Economic Map of China, 1898

by H. Brenier, in Mission lyonnaise d'exploration economique de la Chine, Lyon, 1898.

 

H. Warington-Smyth, The Gem Districts of Chantabun

'Chart of the Gems Districts of Chantabun', by H. Warington Smyth, ca. 1896. [source: Travels in Siam, vol. II, p. 179]

H. Warington-Smyth, The Gem Districts of Chantabun

'Chart of the Gems Districts of Chantabun', by H. Warington Smyth, ca. 1896. [source: Travels in Siam, vol. II, p. 179]

 

Center and East of Siem Reap Province, 1910.

Aymonier and Sorin, in Le Cambodge II: Les Provinces siamoises, 1910.
Center and East of Siem Reap Province, 1910.
Aymonier and Sorin, in Le Cambodge II: Les Provinces siamoises, 1910.
 

越南高棉寮國抗戰形勢圖 [Situation Wartime Map of Vietnam, Khmer and Laos], Beijing, 1954

越南高棉寮國抗戰形勢圖 [Situation Wartime Map of Vietnam, Khmer and Laos], Beijing, 1954
Title (CH): 南洋群島商用新地圖 New Commercial Map of the South Sea Islands | Title (ENG):  MAP OF SOUTH SEA ISLANDS, MALAYA INDO-CHINA, THAILAND & BURMA, COMMERCIAL GUIDE | Printed in January 1953, 1st ed. | Publisher: 陳薇彬 Singapore Life Press. | Author: 陳毓彬 Chen Weibin.

Commercial Map by Chen Weibin, Singapore, 1953.

Commercial Map by Chen Weibin, Singapore, 1953.
 

Dutch Map circa 1700

Dutch Map circa 1700
 

Official Map attached to the 1907 Siam-France Treaty

The new international borders on the map attached to the 23 March 1907 Siamese-French Treaty [source: La Dépêche coloniale illustrée, 30 June 1907]
Official Map attached to the 1907 Siam-France Treaty
The new international borders on the map attached to the 23 March 1907 Siamese-French Treaty [source: La Dépêche coloniale illustrée, 30 June 1907]
 

"Ancient Khmer Kingdom" with geographical groups of monuments

from E.C. Croizier L'Art khmer, 1875.
"Ancient Khmer Kingdom" with geographical groups of monuments
from E.C. Croizier L'Art khmer, 1875.
 

James F. McCarthy: The Kingdom of Siam and Its Dependencies [detail]

Surveyor General of Siam, 1900 | via Geographicus Rare Antique Maps (www.geographicus.com)
James F. McCarthy: The Kingdom of Siam and Its Dependencies [detail]
Surveyor General of Siam, 1900 | via Geographicus Rare Antique Maps (www.geographicus.com)
Map of Henri Mouhot's Route, 1859-61.

Map of Henri Mouhot's Route, 1859-61.

[reconstructed by Angkor Database from initial presentation in 4 parts]
Map of Henri Mouhot's Route, 1859-61.
[reconstructed by Angkor Database from initial presentation in 4 parts]
 

French Indochina (Tonkin, Annam, Cochinchina, Cambodia), 1896

in Henri Ponchalon, Souvenirs de voyage et de campagne 1858-1860, Tours, 1896 (via gallica.bnf.fr)
French Indochina (Tonkin, Annam, Cochinchina, Cambodia), 1896
in Henri Ponchalon, Souvenirs de voyage et de campagne 1858-1860, Tours, 1896 (via gallica.bnf.fr)
 

Ancient Portuguese, Dutch and Italian Maps, 16th-18th centuries, focused on Cambodia

Ancient Portuguese, Dutch and Italian Maps, 16th-18th centuries, focused on Cambodia
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