(QUARLES VAN UFFORD, Hendrik).

Aanteekeningen betreffende eene reis door de Molukken van zijne excellentie den goeverneur-generaal A.J. Duymaer van Twist, in de maanden September en October 1855.

's Gravenhage, Martinus Nijhoff, 1856.Modern cloth. VIII,157 pp.First edition. - Jonkheer H. Quarles van Ufford accompanied the moderate liberal Governor-General A.J. Duymaer van Twist (with whom Douwes Dekker, Multatuli, came into conflict) during his voyage through the Moluccas in 1855. Aim of the tour was to discuss the socio-economic conditions with the regional authorities and to implement measures for improvement. They visited Ternate, Tidore, Makian, Bacan, Amboina, Saparua and Banda. Information is given on political and judicial administration, population, the cultivation of clover and nutmeg, trade and transport, etc.. A description of several villages which were visited is included. - (Small libr. stamp on title-page).Tiele 888; Cat. NHSM I, p.247; Cat. KITLV I, p.32; Ruinen A 46; Polman, The Central (and) North Moluccas, 534 & 383.

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Book number: 2245

Keywords: Dutch travel Indonesia Indonesia ethnography Indonesia general Islands Moluccas biography indonesia exploration

(JOHNSON, James).

An account of a voyage to India, China, &c. in His Majesty’s Ship Caroline, performed in the years 1803-4-5, interspersed with descriptive sketches and cursory remarks. By an Officer of the Caroline.

London, printed for Richard Philips by J.G. Barnard, 1806.Later half calf, spine gilt with red morocco title label to spine. With large folding engraved chart exhibiting the tracks of His Majesty's ships Caroline and Medusa to and from India in the years 1803-1806 and folding table. 138, III pp.First edition. - This work was intended to describe a topographical and picturesque sketch of all the principal places which were annually or occasionally visited by the East India and China fleets. Places visited included Madeira, Cape of Good Hope, Ceylon, Madras, Bengal, the Andaman Islands, Penang, Malacca, Sumatra, Macao, and Canton. - (The 2 plates mentioned on the Errata leaf not present in any copy or bibliography; age-browned).Cordier, BSI, col. 2106; Lust 375; Mendelssohn II, 693.

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Book number: 36985

Keywords: Asia India Indonesia Pacific

ADATRECHTBUNDELS. Volume XXX: Register.

's Gravenhage, Martinus Nijhoff, 1929. Wrappers (dam.). VIII,426 pp.

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Book number: 32640

Keywords: Indonesia Indonesia general

ADATRECHTBUNDELS. Volume XXXVII: Bali en Lombok.

's Gravenhage, Martinus Nijhoff, 1934. Wrappers. VI,584 pp.Customary law as used in shaping the legal system in the Dutch East Indies.

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Book number: 32641

Keywords: Bali Indonesia Lesser Sunda Islands Lombok

ADATRECHTBUNDELS. Volume XLIII: Gajo-, Alas- en Bataklanden.

's Gravenhage, Martinus Nijhoff, 1949. Wrappers. IX,462 pp.

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Book number: 5548

Keywords: Indonesia Sumatra

(DORIS DE BOURGES, Charles).

Amours secrettes des quatre frères de Napoleon, par M. le baron de B... 2me édition.

Paris, Germain Mathiot, 1816.2 volumes. Contemporary half calf, spines gilt. With 2 engraved frontispieces. 264; 258 pp.

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Book number: 13176

Keywords: France Napoleon

(FLANNIGAN, Mrs). (mrs. LANAGHAN).

Antigua and the Antiguans: a full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day, interspersed with anecdotes and legends. Also an impartial view of slavery and the free labour systems; the statistics of the island, and biographical notices of the principal families.

London, Saunders and Otley, 1844.2 volumes. Original embossed cloth (back vol. II soiled), spines gilt. XIV,345, + Erratum slip); VIII,355 pp.First edition. - . The writer was an English lady, for many years resident in the colony both before and after emancipation. The historical part is written in annalistic form, by governors, and is interspersed with local legends. Colonial records were consulted to some extent for the latter period. Its chief value is as a mirror of contemporary Caribbean society and for this, it is invaluable. An infinite variety of subjects is handied in a sprightly, well-informed, and sympathetic manner. Unsurpassed for the general state of Antigua after the close of the slave régime. Genealogies of the topping families will be found in the appendix (Ragatz p.224). - One of the best early accounts of Antigua. - Scarce entertaining work.Sabin 1693; The Beinecke Lesser Antilles Collection 870; Theakstone p.99.

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Book number: 36758

Keywords: America Antigua Caribbean Islands

AUTOUR DE CLAUDE-JOSEPH VERNET. La marine à voile de 1650 à 1890.

Rouen, Musée des Beaux-Arts, 1999. 4to. Wrappers. With many illustrations and plates (mostly coloured). 220 pp.

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Book number: 35475

Keywords: marine art maritime history

(GALESTIN, Th.P.).

Balische kunst uit eigen bezit.

Amsterdam, Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen, 1952. Wrappers. With 16 plates.

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Book number: 43

Keywords: Bali Indonesia Indonesia art Lesser Sunda Islands

(JANTZEN, F.B.).

Bandoeng de stad op de hoogvlakte.

Bandoeng, v/h A.C. Nix & Co., (1926). Oblong 8vo. Original wrappers. With folding plan, 27 photographic plates, and advertisements. 63 pp.

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Book number: 33399

Keywords: Bandoeng City-life S.E.Asia Indonesia Java indonesia exploration

(QUINT, Paulus).

Beknopte beschryving der provincie van Utrecht, bevattende een verslag van dit gewest in het algemeen, betreffende desselfs ligging, lucht- en grond-gesteldheid, geschiedenissen, koophandel, godsdienst, en regeering; benevens eene byzondere beschryving van alle de steden, dorpen, heerlykheden, ridderhofsteden, en andere lustplaatsen in dezelve gelegen.

Utrecht, Paulus Quint, 1799.4to. Contemporary half calf, with red morocco title label to spine (foot of spine sl. dam.). IV,237,(2) pp.First edition. - Detailed description of the city and province of Utrecht by Paulus Quint, a book seller in Utrecht; employed there until 1824. - A fine copy.Nijhoff - Van Hattum 257.

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Book number: 37194

Keywords: Dutch history Dutch topography Holland

(LAET, Johannes de).

Belgii confoederati respublica: sev Gelriae. Holland. Zeland. Traject. Fris. Transisal, Groning. chorographica Politicaque descriptio.

Lugd. Batav., ex officina Elzeviriana, 1630.16mo. Contemporary calf, rebacked with part of spine laid down, a.e.g.. With engraved armorial title-page. (16),352,(9) pp. Second enlarged edition; the first edition was also published in Leiden in 1630. - Johannes de Laet (1582-1649) was director of the Dutch West India Company (WIC). Beglii Confedearti Respublica is a collection of various authors on North-Central Europe focusing primarily on Belgium.Willems 326; Tiele 633.

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Book number: 13717

Keywords: Dutch topography Dutch travel Holland

(PADDENBURG, G.G. van).

Beschrijving van het eiland Curaçao en onderhoorige eilanden. Uit onderscheidene stukken, bijdragen en opmerkingen opgemaakt, door een bewoner van dat eiland.

Haarlem, erven Fr. Bohn, 1819.Sm.8vo. Wrappers. (4),90 pp.First edition. - Gerrit Gijsbert van Paddenburgh (1783-1824) was the first Dutch teacher who permanently settled on the island in 1816. After being fired as a teacher due to a drinking problem, he worked as a writer and journalist on the island. Much of the information is of practical use and seems to aim at new visitors or settlers. After a description of the geography and climate of the island, the author describes the various settlements forming Willemstad. - Rare description of Curaçao and the adjacent islands. - (pp 81-90 damaged with loss of text).Tiele 841; Cat. NHSM I, p.271; Sabin 58127.

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Book number: 17421

Keywords: America Caribbean Dutch travel Islands Nederlandse Antillen

(KOENIG, Heinrich Joseph).

Biographie der voornaamste oudere en nieuwere schrijvers, in proza en poëzie, welke Rusland heeft opgeleverd.

(No pl.), 1844.Contemporary half red morocco, spine richly gilt, a.e.g. With steelengraved portrait of Puschkin. VI,214,(1) pp.An earlier edition in a Dutch library with title Blik op Ruslands letterkunde, Haarlem, 1838. Translated and edited by H. Zeeman. - A fine copy.Not in Catalogue Russica or Muller, Bibliographie Neerlando-Russe or WorldCat.

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Book number: 31670

Keywords: Europe Russia

(NEUMANN, Carl).

Brehm's reizen naar Noord en Zuid. Bewerkt door Catharina A. Dermoût-Visser.

Alkmaar, Gebr. Kluitman, (1926). Original pictorial cloth. With coloured plates. 244 pp.Dutch translation of Auf Forschenfahrt in Nord und Süd. Alfred Edmund Brehm (1829-1884) was a German naturalist and traveller.

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Book number: 24208

Keywords: Dutch travel ethnography travel