English translation and commentary – Paintings and description of Batavia in Heydt’s book of 1744
Format : Hard Cover, 143 pages
Size : 37,5 x 32,5 cm
Price : Rp 690.000,- or € 54.- or US$ 70.-
The monumental work of J.W. Heydt “Allerneuester Geographisch- und Topographischer Schau-Platz von Africa und Ost-Indien….” has been published in Nürnberg 1744. It is the first illustrated book on Batavia written by an eyewitness who lived there between 1737 and 1740. J.W. Heydt was a precise drawer and surveyor. He produced 41 engravings of different places in and around Batavia on order of Governor-General Valckenier. For himself Heydt always made another engraving, which he published together with precise descriptions after his return to Germany. F. de Haan, the well known archivist and author of Oud Batavia, praises the accuracy and reliability of Heydt’s drawings and descriptions. An indispensable source for the history of Jakarta!
This reprint reproduces 123 pages of the original book in the library of the Galeri Kartini as faithful as possible. At the moment there are only two copies of the original edition of 1744 in Jakarta. Therefore this reprint and its translation are of greatest importance for everyone interested in the history of Jakarta.
The text of 41 chapters has been translated into English and reprinted in the same way as the German book. Therefore it is easy to compare the translation with original. The commentary written by Adolf Heuken, the well known historian of Jakarta, provides ample information about the author, the book and the contemporary situation at the middle of the 18th century. It makes it easy to refer to the present situation of all engravings drawn by Heydt more than 250 years ago. Colour fotos show the present places concerned.
The Cipta Loka Caraka Foundation, known by its standard work ‘Historical Sites of Jakarta’, 20077 and the Galeri Kartini make a valuable contribution for any historical research of the city of Jakarta and provide the reader with wonderful drawings. The facsimile “Allerneuester Geographisch- und Topographischer Schau-Platz von Africa und Ost-Indien” is a treasure in every library. The copies of the reprint are limited.
The original contains 123 pages, 37,5 x 32,5 cm, and the translation is of the same size and has 143 pages. Both books are printed in full colour and put together in a hard coverbox. It is a most valuable present for any person who is fond of antique books and prints on Jakarta.
Because the German original maybe difficult to read, the English translation is also printed separatly.
Format: Hard Cover, 123 pages + 143 pages
Size : 37,5 x 32,5 cm
Price : Rp1.950.000,- or € 152.- or US$ 200.-
Limited edition!
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