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Batavia, de hoofdstad van Neerlands O. Indien, in derzelver gelegenheid, opkomst, voortreffelyke gebouwen, hooge en laage regeering, geschiedenissen, kerkzaaken, koophandel, zeden, luchtsgesteldheid, ziekten, dieren en gewassen, beschreeven.
Amsterdam, Petrus Conradi, Harlingen, Volkert van der Plaats, 1782-83.
4 volumes in 1. 4to. Old speckled boards (uncut, new spine). With engraved allegorical frontispiece (stain in blank corner) , 4 title-pages printed in red and black with engraved title-vignettes, folding map of Java, folding view of Batavia, folding plate of the Island of Onrust, folding plate of the Cape of Good Hope, 2 folding plates with birds and animals, 2 folding plates with 4 views of Batavia, and 3 folding plans of Batavia, all engraved by M. Sallieth after H. Kobell Jr. IV,147,(1); 108; 171,(1); 103,(1) pp. First edition; with armorial bookplate of Johan E. Elias. - . - The anonymous author of this extensive description of Batavia, the Queen of the East, claims to have received most of his information directly from the high officials of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) residing in Batavia. 'Batavia, capital city of the Netherlands Indies, site of a VOC post from 1610, and founded in 1619 by J.P. Coen, as regional headquarters for the Dutch East Indies Company, on the site of the Banten port of Jayakarta. It was first constructed as a Dutch city, complete with canals and walls to resist attack from Mataram, and much of the surrounding countryside was cleared of its inhabitants to create a kind of cordon sanitaire around the city. Batavia became a major center of settlement by Chinese, who lived within the city under their own laws. Tension between the Dutch and the Chinese led to a massacre of Chinese in 1740. The social composition of the city was also influenced by a large slave community, much of it Balinese in origin, who formed the basis for a constantly evolving mestizo culture in the city (Cribb, Historical dictionary of Indonesia, p.49-50). The first part gives a geographical and historical description of the island of Java and the city of Batavia. The second part describes the historical development and present state of gouvernment by the VOC. The third part presents a complete survey of the VOC trade. The fourth part describes the flora and fauna. In fact five of the fine plates are made after drawings by Johannnes Rach (Het gouvernement te Batavia, de Markt te Batavia, De Diestpoort te Batavia, 't Kasteel te Batavia and a view depicting the harbour of Batavia). Including the large plan of Batavia (71 x 41,5 cm) drawn by order of governor-general P.A. van der Parra by A. van Krevelt. - A fine copy.
Tiele 77; Landwehr, VOC, 499; Bastin-Brommer N 22; Cat. KITLV p.9; Brommer, Batavia, p.81; SAB I, p.147.
4 volumes in 1. 4to. Old speckled boards (uncut, new spine). With engraved allegorical frontispiece (stain in blank corner) , 4 title-pages printed in red and black with engraved title-vignettes, folding map of Java, folding view of Batavia, folding plate of the Island of Onrust, folding plate of the Cape of Good Hope, 2 folding plates with birds and animals, 2 folding plates with 4 views of Batavia, and 3 folding plans of Batavia, all engraved by M. Sallieth after H. Kobell Jr. IV,147,(1); 108; 171,(1); 103,(1) pp. First edition; with armorial bookplate of Johan E. Elias. - . - The anonymous author of this extensive description of Batavia, the Queen of the East, claims to have received most of his information directly from the high officials of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) residing in Batavia. 'Batavia, capital city of the Netherlands Indies, site of a VOC post from 1610, and founded in 1619 by J.P. Coen, as regional headquarters for the Dutch East Indies Company, on the site of the Banten port of Jayakarta. It was first constructed as a Dutch city, complete with canals and walls to resist attack from Mataram, and much of the surrounding countryside was cleared of its inhabitants to create a kind of cordon sanitaire around the city. Batavia became a major center of settlement by Chinese, who lived within the city under their own laws. Tension between the Dutch and the Chinese led to a massacre of Chinese in 1740. The social composition of the city was also influenced by a large slave community, much of it Balinese in origin, who formed the basis for a constantly evolving mestizo culture in the city (Cribb, Historical dictionary of Indonesia, p.49-50). The first part gives a geographical and historical description of the island of Java and the city of Batavia. The second part describes the historical development and present state of gouvernment by the VOC. The third part presents a complete survey of the VOC trade. The fourth part describes the flora and fauna. In fact five of the fine plates are made after drawings by Johannnes Rach (Het gouvernement te Batavia, de Markt te Batavia, De Diestpoort te Batavia, 't Kasteel te Batavia and a view depicting the harbour of Batavia). Including the large plan of Batavia (71 x 41,5 cm) drawn by order of governor-general P.A. van der Parra by A. van Krevelt. - A fine copy.
Tiele 77; Landwehr, VOC, 499; Bastin-Brommer N 22; Cat. KITLV p.9; Brommer, Batavia, p.81; SAB I, p.147.
€ 2.650
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