Maps & Plans

We're building our online collection of maps related to Angkor and Southeast Asia civilizations.

 

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.

 

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.
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
 

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

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

Frontieres francaises du Royaume du Cambodge, 1867 [French Borders of the Kingdom of Cambodia]

L.A. Bonard for French Minister of the Navy and Colonies, 1867 [gallica.bnf.fr]
Frontieres francaises du Royaume du Cambodge, 1867 [French Borders of the Kingdom of Cambodia]
L.A. Bonard for French Minister of the Navy and Colonies, 1867 [gallica.bnf.fr]
 

Carte des embouchures et du cours du Cambodge jusqu'au Grand lac de Bien Ho, 1863 [Cambodge River from its estuaries to Bien Ho Great Lake]

fron L.A. Bonard, "Exploration du Grand Fleuve du Cambodge, RMC, 1863
Carte des embouchures et du cours du Cambodge jusqu'au Grand lac de Bien Ho, 1863 [Cambodge River from its estuaries to Bien Ho Great Lake]
fron L.A. Bonard, "Exploration du Grand Fleuve du Cambodge, RMC, 1863
map of mainland and maritime Southeast Asia, c. 7th century

Early Southeast Asia [c. 7th century] Map

in O.W. Wolters 1999. ©David K. Wyatt.
Early Southeast Asia [c. 7th century] Map
in O.W. Wolters 1999. ©David K. Wyatt.
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