Nusantara in Print: How Indonesian islands, seas and people were depicted on paper between the sixteenth and twentieth century. A Catalogue of Kartini Prints and Maps Collection Art on his death he bequeathed

on his death he bequeathed his collection to Rijksmuseum Volkenkunde in Leiden

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Woodbury & Page is the most important and prolific photographic firm to have operated in the Netherlands Indies (Indonesia) in the nineteenth century

Origin: North Sumatra (likely Aceh)

Han Snel is one of the last Dutch-born painters who

Nusantara in Print: How Indonesian islands, seas and people were depicted on paper between the sixteenth and twentieth century. A Catalogue of Kartini Prints and Maps Collection Art on his death he bequeathedThis book looks at how maps and prints from the 1500s to the 1900s showed the Indonesian islands, or Nusantara. It shows how our understanding of the region grew over time, thanks to both European and local knowledge. These old pictures and maps helped people in Indonesia imagine their country and even played a role in the fight for independence. The book also reminds us that these images weren't just neutral records; they were influenced by the