Author: RIJCKEVORSEL, (Elie) van. Title: Brieven uit Insulinde.
Description: 's Gravenhage, Martinus Nijhoff, 1878. Original printed wrappers. VIII,426 pp. Original edition. - Letters by Elie van Rijckevorsel (1845-1928), a gentleman explorer from a prominent Rotterdam merchant family, written to his mother during his stay in Indonesia (1876-1877), with ample descriptions of Ternate, Benkoelen and Palembang, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Borneo, Batavia and Semarang, Celebes and Amboina. - Fine. Tiele 949; Cat. NHSM I, p.249; Cat. KITLV p.257; Buur, Persoonlijke Documenten, 185.
Keywords: Batavia Dutch travel Indonesia Indonesia general biography indonesia exploration
Price: EUR 137.50 = appr. US$ 149.44 Seller: Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books (NVvA/ILAB)
- Book number: 4818