The History of Java (First Edition) by Thomas Stamford Raffles

Title

Creator

Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles

Year/Period

1817

Region

London

Material

Contemporary full red morocco, gilt tooled design to boards, gilt tooling and titles to panelled spines, marbled endpapers.

Technique

2 maps, 10 hand-coloured aquatints, 53 etched or aquatint plates.

Dimension

Object size: Please refer to individual measurement

Accession No.

2014-00250

Collection of

National Museum of Singapore

Written by Thomas Stamford Raffles, The History of Java was published in London in 1817 to critical acclaim, covering a whole range of topics from Javanese ethics, literature, poetry, music and musical instruments, drama, games of skill and methods of hunting, population, natural history, religious antiquities and military system. The ten hand coloured aquatints in this First Edition are by William Daniell, the accomplished English landscape artist and engraver, illustrating Javanese life and costume.