Raffles’ own copy of a book listing the names of Dutch officials in the Netherlands Indies Government

Title

Year/Period

1801

Region

Batavia

Object Type

rare books

Material

paper (fiber product), sheepskin

Technique

printing (process), bookbinding (process)

Dimension

Object size: 15.7 x 9.9 x 2.0 cm

Accession No.

2019-00344

Collection of

National Museum of Singapore

Credit Line

Gift of Tang Holdings Pte Ltd

Prior to establishing the British trading settlement on Singapore in 1819, Raffles was Lieutenant Governor of Java from 1811 to 1816. It was shortly after his appointment in Java that he acquired this book, which lists the names and positions of members of the Netherlands East Indies Government and other Dutch officials.

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