Collection

Towns and Landscapes

The towns and the land: Batavia, Banten, Ambon and Makassar in 17th and 18th century engravings, Abraham Salm's chromolithographs of the volcanoes of Java (1872), Perelaer's Java of 1888, and C.J. Kleingrothe's photogravures of Medan and the Deli plantations.

254 sheets

By islandJava 130 Sumatra 56 Borneo 4 Celebes 13 Moluccas 20 Lesser Sunda 15 New Guinea 6

By periodThe spice race 5 The Company 50 Raffles to the Cultivation System 34 Netherlands Indies 154

Order: Price, high to lowPrice, low to high Oldest first Newest first

Towns and Landscapes

De Indische Archipel by C.W. Mieling, 1865-1876

1865 · 57 × 73.5 cm$76,670

Set of 2

Towns and Landscapes · Java

Java Landscapes, Rare Pair of Deluxe Folio Chromolithographs by Salm, 1865-72

1865 · 68.5 × 84.3 cm$5,900

Towns and Landscapes · Java

Original Chromolithograph of a Sugar Factory in Java, Indonesia, 1872

1872 · 36 × 26.4 cm$3,080

Towns and Landscapes · Java

Original Antique Chromolithograh of Srigonjo Bay, the South Coast of Java, 1872

1872 · 36 × 26.4 cm$3,080

Towns and Landscapes

Antique Cigars Advertising Poster Koninklijke Nederlandsche Sigaren-Fabriek

circa 1900 · 60 × 75 cm$2,910

Towns and Landscapes

De Bry’s India and East Indies, Cockfights, Sacred Trees & Exotic Animals, 1598

1598 · 20 × 30.5 cm$2,225

Towns and Landscapes · Java

View of Anjer near the Krakatoa Volcano, Sunda Strait, Java Lithograph, 1872

1872 · 37 × 26 cm$2,185

Towns and Landscapes · Java

Mount Bromo Volcano Erupting in 1856, East Java Lithograph, Published 1872

1856 · 37 × 26 cm$2,185

Towns and Landscapes · Java

Brantas River as a Mountain Stream, East Java Landscape Lithograph, 1872

1872 · 37 × 26 cm$2,185

Towns and Landscapes · Java

Landscape near Probolinggo with Smoking Volcano, Java Lithograph, c.1872

1872 · 37 × 26 cm$2,185

Towns and Landscapes · Java

Wedding Procession in the Salak Valley, Puncak, Java Cultural Lithograph, 1872

1872 · 37 × 26 cm$2,185

Towns and Landscapes · Java

Highland Landscape in the Bantam Residency, Java Lithograph, Published 1872

1872 · 37 × 26 cm$2,185

Towns and Landscapes · Java

Mountain Landscape near Kedong Badak, Rare Java Lithograph from 1872

1872 · 37 × 26 cm$2,185

Towns and Landscapes · Java

Vibrant Colonial Era Java Print: Festival near Mount Ardjoeno, ca. 1872

1872 · 37 × 26 cm$2,185

Towns and Landscapes · Java

Moonlit Landscape near Sumedang, West Java, Rare Java Lithograph, 1872

1872 · 26 × 37 cm$2,185

Towns and Landscapes · Java

Wild Landscape with Waterfall and Jungle Life, Java Lithograph, Published 1872

1872 · 26 × 37 cm$2,185

Towns and Landscapes · Java

The Bathing Place of Wendit, East Java, Tranquil Java Lithograph, c.1872

1872 · 37 × 26 cm$2,185

Towns and Landscapes · Java

View of the Tengger Mountains, East Java, Rare Java Landscape Lithograph, 1872

1872 · 37 × 26 cm$2,185

Towns and Landscapes · Java

Java’s Kawis Mountains and Tobacco Estate near Malang, Antique Lithograph, 1872

1872 · 37 × 26 cm$2,185

Towns and Landscapes · Java

Mountain Road and Waterfall in the Tengger Range, Java Lithograph, circa 1872

1872 · 37 × 26 cm$2,185

Towns and Landscapes

Antique Print 'Schoolplate' of a Rice Field by F.E. Wachsmuth, circa 1900

1900 · 89 × 67.5 cm$1,905

Towns and Landscapes · Java

Mountain Road to the Salak Valley, Java, Colonial Landscape Lithograph, 1872

1872 · 26 × 37 cm$1,845

Set of 21

Towns and Landscapes · New Guinea

Set of 21 Antique Prints Illustrating the Travels to Cenderawasih Bay, 1875

1875 · 22.5 × 28 cm$1,735

Towns and Landscapes · Java

Antique Print of Batavia, Capital of the Dutch East Indies or Indonesia, '1726'

1726 · 54 × 28.5 cm$1,400

Towns and Landscapes · Lesser Sunda

Old View of the Interior of the Chinese Temple of Coupang or Kupang, Timor, 1825

1825 · 50.5 × 33.5 cm$1,075

Towns and Landscapes · Java

Antique Print of Batavia or Nowadays Jakarta, Indonesia, by Valentijn (1726)

1726 · 58.5 × 33 cm$1,065

Towns and Landscapes · Java

Antique Print of Batavia, Capital of the Dutch East Indies, Van der Aa, ca.1725

1725 · 30.5 × 24 cm$995

Towns and Landscapes · Java

Batavia General's Residence & Governor's Hotel, Jakarta Lithograph, 1860

1860 · 36.7 × 28 cm$995

Towns and Landscapes · Java

Antique Print of Batavia (Jakarta) in the Dutch East Indies, 1726

1726 · 61 × 33 cm$985

Set of 5

Towns and Landscapes · Lesser Sunda

Collection of 5 Vintage School-Charts of Indonesia, Incl Bali Ritual Cremation

circa 1930 · 111 × 83 cm$900

Towns and Landscapes · Java

Rare Chine-collé Aquatint of Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia, 1835

1835 · 48 × 31.5 cm$885

Towns and Landscapes

Antique Print 'Schoolplate' of a Cotton Field by F.E. Wachsmuth, circa 1900

1900 · 87 × 65.5 cm$880

Towns and Landscapes · Java

Print of Pleasure Gardens of the Governor-General of Batavia, Indonesia, ca.1744

1744 · 36 × 31 cm$875

Towns and Landscapes · Java

Old Print of the Governor-General's Residence in Batavia, Indonesia, 1739

1739 · 37 × 32 cm$875

Towns and Landscapes · Java

View of the City Banten or Bantam Near the Western End of Java, Indonesia, c1725

circa 1725 · 41 × 30.5 cm$830

Set of 4

Towns and Landscapes · Sumatra

Set of 4 Tobacco Industry Photogravures, Sumatra’s O.K., C.J. Kleingrothe, 1910

1910 · 34 × 45 cm$830

Towns and Landscapes · Java

Antique Print of Batavia or nowadays Jakarta, Indonesia, c.1755

1755 · 43 × 27.5 cm$815

Towns and Landscapes · Java

Original Antique Bird's Eye View of Banten or Bantam in Java, Indonesia, 1725

1725 · 37.5 × 32 cm$805

Towns and Landscapes · Celebes

Antique Print of Makassar 'South Sulawesi, Indonesia' by P. van der Aa

circa 1725 · 39.7 × 32.7 cm$745

Towns and Landscapes

Exotic Bounty: The Spice Lands of the East Indies by R. de Hooghe, circa 1708

1708 · 49 × 38 cm$740

Towns and Landscapes

Global Harvests and Crafts: From the East Indies to Chinese Lacquerwork, c. 1708

1708 · 49 × 38 cm$740

Towns and Landscapes · Java

Rare Print of the Governor-General's Residence in Batavia 'Jakarta', Indonesia

Date not stated · 37 × 32 cm$730

Towns and Landscapes · Java

View of the City Hall of Batavia and Portugese Church in Nowadays Jakarta, 1726

1726 · 42.5 × 33.5 cm$640

Towns and Landscapes · Java

Antique Print of the Town Hall of Batavia or Jakarta in Todays Indonesia, 1770

1770 · 41 × 33 cm$640

Towns and Landscapes · Java

Decorative View of the Indonesian Town of Bantam 'Banten', Java, 1726

1726 · 42.5 × 32.5 cm$625

Towns and Landscapes · Moluccas

Antique Engravings of Mauritius and Indonesia, incl de Banda Islands, c.1730

1730 · 31.8 × 22.4 cm$615

Towns and Landscapes · Java

Print of the Interior of the Governor General's Home on Java (Indonesia), 1739

1739 · 30.2 × 35.8 cm$615

Towns and Landscapes · Lesser Sunda

Print of the French Disembark at the Portugese Settlement of Dille, Timor, 1825

1825 · 50.8 × 34 cm$615

About Towns and Landscapes

The towns of the Indies were drawn for European readers from the first voyages. Batavia appears again and again: as a plan, as a harbor full of ships, as a castle with its bastions, as a town of canals, churches and a town hall. Banten, Ambon, Makassar and Kupang follow.

In the 19th century the land itself became the subject. Abraham Salm's chromolithographs of 1872 show the volcanoes and highland roads of Java in full color, Perelaer's engravings of 1888 its towns and villages, and around 1900 Kleingrothe's photogravures record the new plantation world of East Sumatra.

Explore

By maker, by subject and by place.

Places

Batavia (Jakarta) 126 Bantam (Banten) 25 Ambon 29 The Banda Islands 16 Ternate and Tidore 7 Makassar 12 Aceh 19 Kupang and Timor 14 Bali 9 Medan and Deli 18 Surabaya 7 Buitenzorg (Bogor) 4 Krakatoa and the Sunda Strait 8

Subjects

The spice trade 33 Volcanoes 12 Sugar and sugarcane 24 Tobacco and coffee 11 Wayang, gamelan and dance 16 Weapons and the kris 6 Governors-General 36 Ships and fleets 26 Sea charts 14 Town plans 10 Tools, textiles and ornament 16 Ferns of Java 12 Butterflies and insects 11 Birds 11 Tropical fruit 21 Costume and court dress 26

Questions

What is a chromolithograph?

A print in color made from several lithographic stones, one for each color, printed one after another. Salm's views of Java of 1872 are a fine example.

Are the views of Batavia accurate?

The best are. Plans and views by Montanus, Valentijn and Van Krevelt were made from Dutch sources and show the real streets and buildings; later copies simplify them.