Author: POSTHUMUS MEYES, R. - E.J. DE ROCHEMONT- J.W.R.KOCH, (ET.AL.),
Title: De Zuidwest Nieuw-Guinea Expeditie 1904/5 van het Kon.Ned.Aardrijkskundig Genootschap. Introd. by G.P. Rouffear.
Description: Leiden, E.J. Brill, 1908. large thick 8°. original cloth, title in gilt on front boards and spine. (xxvi), 676pp. frontisp.(fold. col. map, with inset-map), num. ills. on plates and in text, 11 helio-type plates depict. papuan arms (spears, shields) and drums, num. text-figs., diagrammes, tables in text and full-p., 3 very large sizing-tables of papuans, 11 large fold. maps in colour with legenda and some with inset-maps of which 1 in endpocket depicting the southwest-coast, 1.000.000 with extensive legenda printed in rright margin, 1 being a very large diagramme of Digul-river with extensive legenda, extensive glossary, extensive list of ethnographica collected as a so-called bijlage, extensive foot-notes and at end, pp.637-666 being remarks on the grammar of Merauke-language, list of expenses at end, [1]p. of corrigenda. Massive Report on the so-called Southwest Newguinea expedition, by command of the Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG, suppl. ample information on a variety of subjects: geography & geology, climate, anthropology & ethnography of the papuan population in the region. Good copy. (binding and lettering a bit faded, some wear to spine-ends due to shelving).

Keywords: new guinea oceania melanesia history cultural heritage report expedition exploration science geology geography linguistics ethnology ethnography colonialism indonesia southeast asia