Bali brochure (1926) in English language to promote Bali as a holiday destination.
1926
Rare and early publication (1926)
Containing 18 photo-gravures
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Travel brochure Bali 1930s
1930-1940
Issued by the TRAVELLERS OFFICIAL INFORMATION BUREAU of The Netherlands Indies Nice brochure with information about the culture and habits of prewar Bali. Also suggestions of possible tours and a list of air- and sea connections.
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Prewar brochure for the Dutch Indies "Round the world routes via THE NETHERLANDS INDIES"
1930-1940
Old colorful brochure, distributed by the 4 shipping companies who sailed to the Dutch Indies before 1940. Inside a map of the routes to Indie, and a brief description of Java, Bali and Sumatra.
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English language brochure from the KNILM to promote air travel to Bali in the 1930s.
1920-1940
Rare brochure, from a private collection
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"Touring the Tropics at Top speed".
Tourist brochure from the KNILM (Royal Netherlands Indies Airways) to promote air travel to the Dutch East Indies in the period 1930-1940.
1930-1940
Rare brochure.
The brochure provides information about the several destinations in Indie.
There is also infomation about the airline; type of planes, destinations, air routes and so on.
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Photo album from a German doctor who worked on Java during 1953-1955. He took 120 photos on Bali while on vacation there.
1953-1955
Large and interesting photo album with nearly 300 photos. 120 are taken on Bali. The album reflects life in Indonesia in 1953-1955.
On Bali he managed to capture all the different features of the life there; cock fights, legong dance, temples, offerings, the nature etc.
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Old brochure (1936) about gold and silver artifacts in the Dutch East Indies.
1936
Interesting brochure, especially for collectors in Indien gold- and silver objects.
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Old brochure promoting tourism to Java (Dutch Indies);
"Java, the ideal Tropical Island"
Thick brochure with lots of info about Java. Besides the usual general info, also some detailed info about the world famous botanical gardens in Buitenzorg. and several Hindu ruins.
Suggestions for trips through Java ranging from 7 days to 3 weeks.
This brochure is rare.
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Old prewar tourist brochures for Java and Sumatra.
German language.
1930-1940
Two well preserved old brochures to promote tourism to the Dutch Indies.
Issued by the Dutch Tourist Bureau in Batavia.
A short description of the highlights of Java and many photos.
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Old album containing 20 post cards with the subject Indonesian fruits.
1930-1950
Rare album with prewar post cards.
I have yet to see a second one.
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Notebook issued as a complimentary item by the NV Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland
1930-1950
This notebook is used by a totok, a person who goes to the Dutch Indies for the first time. In order to prepare him- or herself for his stay in the new country he practices the local language; Bahasa Indonesia.In this notebook he practices grammar and vocabulary.
There is also a blanco notebook.
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Envelope containing 4 menu-cards of the "m. s. Japara", a ship from the Rotterdamsche Lloyd, during a trip to the Netherlands East Indies in 1955.
1955
Each menu-card features an Island of the Netherlands East Indies; Java, Bali, Sumatra and celebes.
On the inside the menu of a particular day is printed. In this case; Saturday September 3 1955 (2), and Saturday september 10 1955 (2).
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Rare calendar from 1966 with reproductions of 4 pastels from the Dutch master Rudolf Bonnet.
Pls click on each photo see a larger image.
Published in 1966 by Tong Tong.
1966
Extremely rare item.
Die hard Bonnet collectors must search for years to get their hands on this calendar.
Tong Tong was a cultural foundation in The Hague to preserve the Indie legacy. For this purpose they published a magazine (Tong Tong magazine, now called "Moesson") and organized cultural events like exhibitions and fairs.
It was during an exhibition of works by Rudolf Bonnet that an idea was born to create a special Rudolf Bonnet-calendar.
It is the only calendar ever published about an Indie-oriented artist.
Pls click on the photo to get more info and photos.
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"Bandung en haar hoogvlakte".
Publisher; N.V. Visser&Co, Bandoeng, 1950.
Tekst in Dutch.
A small booklet about different aspects of the Java-city Bandoeng.
With various subjects as art, history, vegetation, sports etc
Very informative.
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Folded map displaying the route from Holland to the Dutch Indies by a ship of the "StoomvaartMaatschappij Nederland NV".
1930-1940
Nice map depicting the route of the ship to the Dutch Indies.
At the back a overview of the ports along the route with the distances.
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Brochure of an exhibition of the Dutch painter Auke Sonnega
1953
Important document and a must for collectors of the dutch painter Auke Sonnega. Sonnega's work is well sought after nowadays and fetches high prices at international auctions.
This brochure is an exhibition catalogue of an exhibition of his work in Amsterdam at the Art gallery Van Lier in 1953. Rare item.
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Album with old picture postcards of Bali (1920-1930).
1920-1930
These postcards, also known as 'EAG-kiekjes', were the very first postcards depicting Bali in photographs. They date 1920-1930.These postcards were sold in small envelopes, each containing 10 postcard. Each envelope has a theme, like 'rice culture', 'local arts', 'temples'. Nine such envelopes are part of this collection. See the last photos.
Extremely rare.
Pls click on the photo to get more info and photos.
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