Author: GABRIËLSE, J. [DRAUGHTSMAN, 1881-1945],
Title: Het Schetsboek van Gabriëlse: Op reis naaren door Indië. [Eerste druk; first edition].
Description: De Bilt, De Branding, [..], 1931. Oblong large 8°., original cloth, covertitle in bold black type, original heavy cotton ties preserved. Title label on verso of fron cover. 30 unnumbered leaves (versos blank) with many occasionally captioned cartoons drawn by Johannes Gabriëlse, published as one of the dutch contributions to the Paris International Colonial Exhibition 1931 (provenance in french printed on front cover). Dutch language captioned collection of cartoons illustrating a tour to the Dutch East Indies by Mailsteamer (Mailboot), illustrating a variety of european (incl. P.V. van Stein Callenfels) and indonesian indigenous population groups, including Arabs and Chinese, also including some indigenous houses and sceneries, some landscape impression. Good copy. (covers with some foxing, contents very CLEAN).

Keywords: gabrielse draughtsman cartoon sketchbook drawings caricature colonial exhibition contribution paris international voyage mailboot art exposition colonialism indonesia southeastasia