Royaume du Cambodge: Carte Routière et Administrative

A detailed mid-20th-century French-language administrative and road map of the Kingdom of Cambodia, depicting provincial boundaries, major towns, transportation networks, and topographical shading. The map outlines Cambodia’s borders with Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam, as well as its southern coastline along the Gulf of Thailand. Transportation infrastructure is prominently rendered, including paved and gravel highways, secondary roads, tracks, railways, and paths. An inset legend clarifies road classifications, administrative symbols, and distance references between principal cities.

The provinces are shown in configurations consistent with Cambodia’s administrative divisions prior to the late-20th-century reforms, suggesting a publication date during the Sangkum Reastr Niyum era (1955–1970) or slightly before. Colored elevation shading highlights the mountainous western and eastern provinces, including Koh Kong, Mondulkiri, and Ratanakiri, contrasted with the flatter central plains.

This map is representative of the period when French remained the predominant administrative language in Cambodia following independence from France in 1953. It reflects both the geopolitical context of the region and the development of Cambodia’s internal infrastructure during a time of rapid modernization.