Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Minto map collection, 1769-1811 |
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Inclusive Dates | 1769-1811 |
Bulk Dates | 1809-1811 |
Call No. | G8070 coll .M6 |
Creator | Minto, Gilbert Elliot, Earl of, 1751-1814 |
Extent | 14 manuscript maps |
Extent | 1 accompanying text |
Language | Collection material primarily in English, many with Dutch placenames. One map in Dutch. |
Location | Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/eadgmd.gm024006 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2024593555 |
Summary | The Minto map collection contains 14 manuscript maps of Penang (Malaya), Sumatra, Java, and Ternate (Dutch East Indies) and a short text accompanying one of the maps. The maps were collected on behalf of and owned by Gilbert Elliot, Earl of Minto, likely during his tenure as Governor-General of India from 1807-1814. These richly colored and illustrated maps show forts, cities, notable geographic features, and soundings of the waters surrounding and between islands. The maps reflect the geopolitical conflicts between the British, Dutch, and French empires in the Indonesian region during the Napoleonic Wars. |