Manuscripts: Map

MAHS-MDV-COL-001-O-0029

This map was drawn during the 19th year of the second reign of Sultan Shams al-Din III (1921). The survey and drawing work were done by Dhon Thuthu (I...

MAHS-MDV-COL-001-O-0030

This map was done in the 21st year of the second reign of Sultan Muhammad Shams al-Din III. Work on this map was led by Dhon Thuthu and Bodufulhaggey ...

MAHS-MDV-COL-001-O-0031

This colored map of the capital island was produced in 1950. It was commissioned by Mohamed Amin Didi shortly before he became President. The map was ...

MAHS-MDV-COL-001-O-0032

This map was prepared by the Maldives Land Registration Division in 1978. The title is printed in English at top right, with date and office in which ...

MAHS-MDV-COL-001-O-0036

This map of Malé was produced in 1986 by pasting together multiple tiles of A3-sized paper. It is much faded, with a faint note at the top left, whi...

MAHS-MDV-COL-001-O-0037

This color-coded map does not carry any information on its cartography, and is not dated, but it's relative chronology can be gauged by considering it...

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MAHS-MDV-COL-001-O-0036

This map of Malé was produced in 1986 by pasting together multiple tiles of A3-sized paper. It is much faded, with a faint note at the top left, which begins with ‘Boundary of 1370 H.' (1950), apparently referring to the 1950 map discussed above. Part of this note, when enhanced, reads that this is prepared by the Land Registration Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs. There is a stamp of Malé Municipality at the bottom of this faint note, which is exactly similar to the stamp on Map 4 of 1978. In the same note, a date of 19 July is legible as are the first three digits of the year: 198... It is likely that this is the map that is mentioned in the note added to the 1978 map, where the complete date is legible: 19 July 1986. This map provides block numbers. The title is in modern bold Thaana with a decorative floral artwork around the title. All the road names are written in modern Thaana script, as are the names of houses. In general, though, the level of detail depicted remains at blocks, rather than individual house lots. This map is oriented with north at top, but without an arrow specifically indicating that. The detailed photography and digital stitching of this map and five others from the collection of the National Museum of the Maldives was done by Aishath Shifa Shafeeg and Hamzah Hassan over a period from 22 March – 28 May, 2021.

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