Author: DIESSEN, J.R. VAN,
Title: Jakarta/Batavia; Het centru van het Nederlandse Koloniale rijk in Azië en zijn culturhistorische nalatenschap. [Eerste druk; First edition].
Description: De Bilt, Cantecleer, 1989. Original coloured illustrated stiff glossy wrappers. 343pp. Frontispiece, many captioned illustrations on 12 coloured plates, mainly featuring topography of modern Jakarta/old Batavia, numerous black/white illustrations in text featuring topography of pre worldwar Batavia, many city plans in text and full-page of which many with key and leganda, black/white figures in text, tables and graphs in text, literature, register, table of contents. Well documented and illustrated dutch language guide to modern Jakarta/dutch colonial Batavia with recommended routes and places of [cultural historic] interest, including a chapter with practical tourist information, preceded by a lengthy contribution describing the culturralhistoric legacy of the former Capital City of the Dutch East Indies. Fine copy.

Keywords: jakarta batavia culture legacy history topography monuments sightseeing tourism information travel java indonesia southeast asia