Sumatra Collection

Map / East India Islands
Map of the East India Islands, including Borneo, the Celebes, Sumatra, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines

Krakatoa Ship Beached
The steamer Berouw is carried by a tidal wave into the jungle at Telokh-Betang, Sumatra

Jalan Kesawan, Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
Jalan Kesawan (street) in Medan, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), Date: circa 1920s

Map of Malaysia 1908
A map showing all the islands that make up Malaysia Date: 1908

Bursting of starboard main boiler on KPMs steamship Pahud
Letter about bursting of the starboard main boiler on board KPMs s/s Pahud at Belawan Sumatra, Singapore, at 11am, 19 Apr 1908. Wilfred Landstein to IMechE, 2 May 1908. Date: 1908

Bronzed cock of Sumatra, Gallus aeneus. Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches, Liepzig, 1840

House on stilts of the Minangkabau people in Sumatra, Indonesia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R

View of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R. Ackermann, London, 1824

Paradise riflebird and blue-throated bee-eater
Paradise riflebird, Ptiloris paradiseus, and blue-throated bee-eater, Merops viridis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Active gibbon, female, Hylobates agilis. Endangered
Active gibbon, female with young, Hylobates agilis. Endangered. Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library

Sumatra phalaenopsis orchid, Phalaenopsis sumatrana. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Mentawai people of Pagai, with tattoos, canoe and paddle, Mentawai Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Traditional stilt houses in a village in Sumatra, circa 1800. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence

View of the hill of Padang, Sumatra, circa 1800
View of the hill of Padang, West Sumatra, with its Dutch fortress, circa 1800. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Plants of Sumatra including clove, mangosteen
Plants of Sumatra including clove 1, mangosteen 3, rambutan 4 and black pepper 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Pygmy musk of Sumatra, Moschus pygmaeus. Handcoloured engraving drawn and engraved by Griffith, Harriet or Edward, from a specimen at Exeter Change from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by

Southern red muntjak, Muntiacus muntjak (Sumatra muntjak, Cervus muntjak sumatrensis). Handcoloured engraving by Thomas Landseer after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith of a specimen in Paris

Blue-throated bee-eater, Merops viridis viridis (Sumatra bee-eater, Merops sumatranus). Handcoloured engraving after an illustration by H

Gum benjamin tree, Styrax benzoin (Benzoin officinale). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

People of Celebes and Sumatra
Group of people from Sumatra and the Celebes Date: circa 1880

Terra Java 1547 Date: 1547

The Avros Building, Medan, Sumatra, North Indonesia
The Avros Building, Medan, the capital of Indonesias North Sumatra province on the East Coast. The General Association of Rubber Planters on the East Coast of Sumatra

Berastagi and Mount Sibayak, Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
The town of Berastagi, showing Hotel Brastagi and Mount Sibayak, an active volcano in Northern Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1920

Hotel Brastagi, Berastagi, Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
Hotel Brastagi in the town of Berastagi, near Mount Sibayak, an active volcano in Northern Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1920

Batak girls of Sumatra, Indonesia
A group of Batak girls of Sumatra, Indonesia. Date: circa 1920s

Berastagi, Sumatra, Indonesia - traditional public seating areas (in the centre of a roadway) - captioned on this card as a Council Chamber Date: 1935

The Aceh War - Indonesia, Sumatra - Banda Aceh
The Aceh War, also known as the Dutch War or the Infidel War (18731913), was an armed military conflict between the Sultanate of Aceh

Batak Charm Book
BATAK, book of charms Natives of Sumatra find here charms to guide and protect them in all their affairs

Native family home with poultry, Sumatra, Indonesia
Native family home with chicken and chicks, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1920

Native houses, Sumatra, Indonesia
Native houses and palm trees, East Coast, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1908

Passar Street, Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia
Passar Street in Palembang, South Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), Date: circa 1920

Great Mosque, Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
Great Mosque and entrance gate, Medan, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1910

Huttenbachstraat, Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
Huttenbachstraat, a commercial street in Medan, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), with the British consular building on the left. Date: circa 1920

Orange Park, Sabang, Sumatra, Indonesia
Tree-lined avenue in Orange Park, Sabang, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), with people and a baby elephant. Date: circa 1910

De Koepel Society building, Sabang, Sumatra, Indonesia
De Koepel Society building, Sabang, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1908

Dockside offices, Sabang, Sumatra, Indonesia
Business district and dockside offices with local steamer pier, Sabang, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1910

Hotel de Boer, Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
Hotel de Boer, Medan, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1906

Coal transportation, Sabang, Sumatra, Indonesia
Coal sheds and transportation, Sabang, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1910

Jean Albertis shop, Sabang, Sumatra, Indonesia
Jean Albertis shop (postcard publisher) and Sabang Bay Club, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1905

Borneo Monument, Batavia (Jakarta), Java, Indonesia
Borneo Monument, European District, Batavia (Jakarta), Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: 1902

Batak Architecture - Sumatra, Indonesia Date: circa 1920s

Various Big Cats
Various wild cats: a leopard, a clouded tiger, an ocelot and a Sumatra cat. Date: circa 1860

Sumatra / Govs Residence
Governors residence, West Sumatra Date: 1883

Batak mothers and babies of Sumatra, Indonesia. circa 1920s

Rhinoceros hornbill or rhinoceros bird, Buceros rhinoceros.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1800

Golden spider, Aranea nobilis, Sumatra.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, London, 1797

Islanders with tattoos from Poggy and Naussau, natives of Java.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Raised wooden house in tropical jungle, Sumatra, Indonesia, 1800.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

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