Indiana. Verzameling van stukken van onderscheiden aard, over landen, volken, oudheden en geschiedenis van den Indischen archipel.
by BRUMUND, Jan Frederik Gerrit
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Amsterdam, P.N. van Kampen, 1853-1854.2 volumes in 1. Contemporary half calf, spine gilt. With 2 folding maps and 7 lithographed plates (4 tinted). VIII,274; 292 pp.First edition. - Miscellaneous pieces on Indonesia of historical interest especially on Java from an archaeological point of view. Brumund's (1814-1863) 'beste opstellen en verhalen (staan) in de bundel Indiana. Hij toont hierin een kennis van land en volk, van de Javaanse cultuur en het maatschappelijke leven die zonder meer imponerend is als we bedenken hoe weinig toen nog maar bekend was en hoe Brumund zijn kennis bijna uit het niets heeft moeten vergaren' (Nieuwenhuys, Oost-Indische Spiegel, p.130). - With small library stamp on title-page, otherwise fine.Bastin-Brommer N643; Landwehr, Coloured Plates, 246; Tiele 203.
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- Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books (NL)
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- Indiana. Verzameling van stukken van onderscheiden aard, over landen, volken, oudheden en geschiedenis van den Indischen archipel.
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- BRUMUND, Jan Frederik Gerrit
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