Author: DOORNIK, J.E.,
Title: Vrijmoedige Gedachten over Neêrlandsch Indië en over de regering van den Gouverneur-Generaal Van Der Capellen. WITH Korte Beschouwing van de vrijmoedige gedachten over Neêrlands Indië en over de Regering van den Gouverneur Generaal Van der Capellen. [Eerste druk; First edition].
Description: Amsterdam, Sulpke/C. van Kesteren, 1826-, 1827. 2 vols., small 8°. Original calfbacked marbled boards, two gilded morocco title labels on spine; recent private cloth, original printed front wrapper laid-down, lower outer wrapper bound-up. (xvi), 314; 64pp. Dutch language critical survey of domestic policies, economy under the administration of Governor-General Van der Capellen to which is added the so-called Annexe published in 1827 in which author surveys and annotates his previous publication of 1826. Rare. (covers a bit shaved, both outer joins splitting but skilfully restored, spine end work but restored, stain at tail margin of f.e.p.).

Keywords: criticism survey history politics policies vandercapellen administration economy civil servants service colonialism indonesia southeastasia nineteenthcentury 19thc