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Maps: Kuching, Sarawak, 1969, 1974, 1988

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2

Scope and Contents

"1. Road map of Kuching Town. Printed in 1969. In English.

2. Simplified map of Sarawak traced by Sarawak Museum for use in Special Monograph No. 2; map made in 1974. Shows seven divisions. In English.

3. Standard map of Sarawak, available in Sarawak shops. Printed in 1988. Used for The Nightbird Sings: Chants and Songs of Sarawak Dayaks (Tynron Press, Scotland; Pte Ltd, Singapore, 1990). Shows nine divisions (new names given for the divisions, with numbers inked in for reference but no longer in official use). In Bahasa Malaysia with some explanatory English translation."

Dates

  • 1969, 1974, 1988

Creator

Language of Materials

The primary language of this collection is English, with the unique languages of various Dayak ethnic groups represented in series I, II, and V.

Extent

8.5 cubic feet.

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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