Author: DOREN, J.B.J. VAN,
Title: Reis naar Nederlands Oost-Indië of Land- en Zeetogten gedurende de eerste twee jaren mijns verblijfs op Java: Eerste Deel (vol. I):. [Eerste druk; First edition].
Description: 's-Gravenhage, Gebroeders J. & H. van Langenhuysen, 1851. Large 8°. Original cloth. (VI), 315pp. Handcoloured lithographed frontispiece (a native warrior from Noukaiiiva), ti.-p. printed within a broad handcoloured illustrated border, monochrome woodcut illustrations in text, decorative large initials, lithographed fold. track-map, footnotes/references, text printed within a black thin line-border with decorative corners. LANDWEHR No. 397 (The first colour book of Indonesia:). Volume 1 (of 2) of this famous dutch language narrative by this author, an officer of the Dutch East Indies Army, his sea-voyage to the Dutch East Indies and his tours on Java. Rare. (LACKS volume 2 with plates; covers soiled and stained in places, gearter part of gilded ornamented spine gone, skilfully replacedlower part still present, ow. a good, tight and clean copy).

Keywords: travel colourplate landwehr journeys java narrative lithography history java colonialism indonesia southeastasia nineteenthcentury 1thc0