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Title: Postcards, [1930], Amsterdam | Koloniaal-Instituut Amsterdam [set of 13 postcards], [s.l.], J.V.A., [1930], set of 13
Description: A set of 13 postcards of the former Colonial Instituut of Amsterdam, nowadays known as Het Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen.The institute's history dates to 1864, when it began in Haarlem as the Colonial Museum, founded to house the collection of artefacts brought back from the Dutch colonies. Specifically, its collection consisted of anthropological and cultural artefacts and products from the East Indian archipelago. From 1871 the museum also performed research aimed at enhancing the production and processing of tropical products such as coffee beans, rattan and paraffin.Dutch trade in Indonesia led to increased public interest in ethnology and in the way of life of people of the Tropics – and their welfare. Around the turn of the 20th century the size of collection and related research together with growth in visitor numbers led the museum to team up with an Association (‘Vereeniging Koloniaal Instituut’) that set about establishing a more ambitious Koloniaal Instituut (English, Colonial Institute) in Amsterdam. In 1910, the Colonial Institute was founded in Amsterdam. Its new building was designed by architects M.A. & J. van Nieukerken.Tropeninstituut - KIT - Amsterdam - colonialism - colonial history - Mauritskade - prentbriefkaarten - briefkaarten Oblong, bound in paper, 9 x 14.9 cm. Some rubbing, somewhat yellowed. Two postcards detached.

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