Title
Guide to the Dutch East Indies
Year/Period
1897
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Object size: 13.0 x 10.5 x 1.7 cm
Accession No.
2014-00032
Collection of
NLB Type
Book
This is a ‘Guide to the Dutch East Indies’, written by invitation of the Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij, or Royal Packet Navigation Company, a Dutch shipping company. The shipping line included stops at the ports of Singapore, Hong Kong and Sydney. The company was also involved in tourism, and built a hotel in Bali in 1928. This guide introduces readers to regions such as Batavia, Weltevreden and West Java. It includes personal anecdotes of the writer, Johan Frans van Bemmelen, such as his ascent up Mount Merapi.
