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Title: 21 Jahre in Indien. Aus dem Tagebuche eines Militärarztes. Dritter Theil: Sumatra. [Originalausgabe]. [Volume III: Sumatra. First edition].
Description: Leipzig, Th. Grieben, 1902. 8°. Laer private clothbacked marbled boards. All edges marbled. (vii), 232pp. Captioned monochrome frontispiece( author's full-sized portrait dressed in his military uniform, Royal Dutch East Indies Army, KNIL)24 captioned monochrome plates after photographs featuring ethnic male and female types, partly in local raditional clothing, indigenous dwellings, incl. traditional Batak Village architecture, the great Mosque or Missigit of Koeta Radja (Banda Aceh), and a wide scope of scenick Sumatran landscapes and nature monuments, subject and name-register, corrigenda, music scores in text with vocals illustrating specimen of Comedy Stamboul and Gemelan music in text, list of plates, tables listing contents of volume I and II, table of contents at front and rear, introduction by author. Odd volume 3 (complete in itselves, of 3), a german language publication narrating the life story of a german medic, serving for 21 years as an officer in the Royal Dutch East Indies Army, KNIL. This volume deals with his experiences in Sumatra, physical appearance of Sumatra, part by german troops, Palembang province, a survey of Singapore hospitals, East Coast Sumatra province, Flora of Central Sumatra, Barrack-life and desertion, the Holy war, Jihad or Prang Sabil and the Ulama's, Greaer Aceh, bhy steamer to Nias, Music performances, theatre and Komedie Stamboul, etc. Very good copy. (spine faded).

Keywords: sumatra aceh atjeh ethnicity population history recollections medic officer knil experiences narrative history batak architecture war jihad prangsabil colonialism militaria troops service medic office

Price: EUR 125.00 = appr. US$ 135.86 Seller: Antiquarian Booksellers Gemilang
- Book number: 55432