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GWR
14-02-05, 12:13 PM
Some rather dated CIA maps of Thailand on this site. Unfortunately, no historic images. On both pages, you'll have to scroll down about half a page to get to the material referred to here.

http://ftp.lib.utexas.edu/maps/thailand.html

Definitely check out the homepage, which has many 'tsunami' links.

http://ftp.lib.utexas.edu/maps/
GWR
14-02-05, 12:28 PM
"Map of Indo-China showing proposed Burma-Siam-China Railway" from the Scottish Geographical Magazine. Published by the Scottish Geographical Society and edited by Hugh A. Webster and Arthur Silva White. Volume II, 1886. (533K)
http://ftp.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/indo_china_1886.jpg

Some fascinating stuff in here. For just a starter, note that Thailand appears to control four northern Malay states. And one island in Phattalung is labelled Pulo Tantalam. To the best of my knowledge, Tantalum is a mineral related to tin, used in electronics production. It was mined in Phuket until about 20 years ago until the locals (under the instigation of a currently respectable politician) torched the refinery. (I guess pollution & dust were the problem.) No surprise that the Scots put a mining angle on things.
GWR
14-02-05, 11:20 PM
Well, it is a place frequently visited & usually well-regarded by Bangkok residents.
Note Mount Ophir (Ledang) on the north-east extremity. Subject of Malay mythology and a recent Malay movie.

"British Territory of Malacca" from An Atlas of the Southern Part of India. Pharoah and Co., Madras 1854.

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/malacca_1854.jpg
GWR
14-02-05, 11:54 PM
From A Literary and Historical Atlas of Asia by J.G. Bartholomew. J.M. Dent and Sons, Ltd. 1912.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/rangoon_1912.jpg
GWR
04-03-05, 11:02 PM
Not exactly entirely appropriate, but forgive me for doing this one in remembrance of my own father flying over 'the hump' into WW2 China.

China-Burma-India Theater - Transportation System 1942-1943 From 'Vinegar Joe' Stillwell's Mission to China by Charles F. Romanus and Riley Sunderland [Series: United States Army in World War II: China-Burma-India Theater]. Dept. of the Army, Office of the Chief of Military History, 1953.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/india_china_transportation_1942_1943.jpg