Author: BOOMS, A.S.H.,
Title: Geïllustreerde Gids voor Hollandsche reizigers van en naar Indië via Genua en Marseille. 2e herziene en vermeerderde uitgave. (2nd. revised and enlarged edn.).
Description: 's-Gravenhage, H. van der Beek, 1897. sm.8°. Orig. limp red coloured cloth, richly illustrated front boards with title in gilt, title in gilt on spine, advertism. printed on lower outer boards. 490pp. incl. partly illustrated ads. dispersed through text; 135pp. of ads. of which illustrated, printed on thin pink and green paper, partly illustrated, incl. an index to advertism. at end, 1 large extending illustrated (steel-engraving) advertism.; 14pp. of general index and register. Tog. 32 plain plates depict. remarkable views of a variety of cities, 1 large extending tinted rail-track map: from Holland to Genua and Marseille, lithographed by Smulders, 11 extendking, partly coloured and lithographed plans of major european cities, glossary dutch-italian with pronounciation, rail time-tables and fares printed throughout text, 2 adverts. printed inside front- and lower outer boards, of which one illustrated. An ample detailed guide distributed to passengers of the Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland, Royal Netherland Mail, travelling from Holland via Genua and Marseille to dutch colonial Indonesia, and back. It was rather common for the more wealthy passengers, to whom this guide was distributed, to travel widely through Europe and visit the great cities as Antwerp, Brussels, Paris, Basle, Mainz, &c. before embarking for the Indies at Genua or Marseille, and after the disembarkment returning from the Indies to spend their leave in Europe, before returning to Holland. An early edition of this interesting guide, of which at least 5 editions have been published. A good to very good copy in orig. limp publ. cloth. Rare. (some minimal tears in plans skilfully restored with clear-view acid free tape).

Keywords: travel guide royal mail line stoomvaart maatschappij nederland rail travel colonialism indonesia southeast asia europe 19thc.