Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Travels in the East Indian archipelago
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
D. Appleton and Company
Place
Date
1869
Physical Description
553 pages, 33 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps (2 folded), portraits ; 23 cm
Language
English
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Provenance Details
'Sarah A. Dorsey' handwritten in ink on inside front board and title page.
Content
The Strait of Suda and Batavia -- Samarang and Surabaya -- The flora and fauna of the Tropical East -- Celebes and Timur -- Amboina -- The Uliassers and Ceram -- Banda -- Buru -- Ternate, Tidore, and Gilolo -- The Northern peninsula of Celebes -- The Minahassa -- Sumatra -- To the land of the cannibals -- Return to Padang -- The Padang plateau -- Crossing Sumatra -- Palembang, Banca, and Singapore -- Appendix A:Area of the principal islands, according to Baron van Carnbe∞e -- Appendix B: Population of the Netherlands India, 1865 -- Appendix C: A table of heights of the principal mountains in the archipelago -- Appendix D: Coffee sold by the government at Padang -- Appendix E: Trade of Java and Madura during 1864 -- Index.
Public Access Text
Associated Notes
Collection Type
Reserve Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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