KEMPEES, Jean Chrétien Jacques.
De tocht van Overste van Daalen door de Gajo-, Alas en Bataklanden 8 februari tot 23 juli 1904.
Amsterdam, J.C. Dalmeijer, (1905).Modern cloth. With 6 maps, and 29 photographic plates by H.M. Neeb. 265 pp.First edition. - The official eye-witness report by lieutenant Kempees, aide-de-camp of Van Daalen during the famous, careful prepared, expedition to Aceh, Sumatra. The expedition was successfull and Kempees' book is known for its accurate information. The expedition was carried out with such ruthlessness that public and parliamentary opinion turned against military policy in Aceh. (Cf. P. van 't Veer, De Atjeh-oorlog p. 267-269). Photographs were taken by Henricus Marinus Neeb (1870-1933) ,a Dutch military doctor during the later stages of the long lasting Aceh War. He photographed sights in the area beginning in 1904 including architecture, indigenous peoples, colonial buildings such rail infrastructure and buildings, topography, scenes of Dutch soldiers, and Acehnese killed in the conflict.Cat. NSHM I, p.521; KITLV I, p.707.
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