Java Indonesia Collection

Costumes de Différents Pays, Noble de l'Isle de Java, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Noble de l'Isle de Java, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Femme de l'Isle de Java, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Femme de l'Isle de Java, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Homme de l'Isle de Java, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Homme de l'Isle de Java, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Femme Noble de l'Isle de Java, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Femme Noble de l'Isle de Java, c1797

Landscape on Java, 1830. Creator: Pieter van Oort Hzn
Landscape on Java, 1830. Landscape at Buitenzorg with rice fields and the Gede and Pangerango in the background

Evangelical Lutheran Church within the city of Batavia in the East Indies, c.1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Evangelical Lutheran Church within the city of Batavia in the East Indies, c.1785. Church interior with Jan Brandes (the artist) in the pulpit

Rice bird and Javanese quail, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Rice bird and Javanese quail, 1785. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 161

Javanese Pantomime called Toping, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Javanese Pantomime called Toping, 1779-1785. Three Javanese dancers, seated musicians and spectators in an open-sided bamboo building in Batavia. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl

Mangosteen, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes
Mangosteen, 1784. Leaf, branch and tree of the Indonesian fruit Manggistan. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 164 and see also p. 163

Javanese auxiliary troops of the Company, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Javanese auxiliary troops of the Company, 1779-1785. General and the officers in the foreground and in the background the soldiers of the VOC in Batavia. With inscription

Javanese butterflies, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes
Javanese butterflies, 1784. Javanese butterflies and moths. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 143

Javanese butterflies, 1784-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Javanese butterflies, 1784-1785. Javanese butterflies and moths. On scale. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 145

Javanese flower Cambang Matjang, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes
Javanese flower Cambang Matjang, 1784. Shoots with flowers that occur on Java. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 169

Javanese Ronggeng dancers, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Javanese Ronggeng dancers, 1779-1785. Male and female dancers and musicians. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 2 (1808), p. 100

Methods for making Sirih, 1783. Creator: Jan Brandes
Methods for making Sirih, 1783. Ingredients. The areca or betelnut, Gambergom and various ways of folding the betel leaf. Blossom branch of a pinang tree. With inscription

Minjawa or iguana, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes
Minjawa or iguana, 1784. Iguana, seen from above. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 149

Brandes house and estate outside Batavia, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Brandes house and estate outside Batavia, 1785. Large house with outbuildings and stables and adjacent country in which Brandes lived from 7 June 1780 until his departure from Batavia 26 August 1785

Butterflies from Java, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes
Butterflies from Java, 1784. Javanese butterflies and moths. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 137

Butterflies from Java, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Butterflies from Java, 1785. Javanese butterflies and moths. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 139

Elephant stable, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Elephant stable, 1786. Newly caught elephant in a bamboo framework between two trees. The head of the elephant is sewn on the paper with string so that it can turn. With inscription. No

Crane, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes
Crane, 1784. Crane, side view, as tall as an Indonesian. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 153

Javan quail, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Javan quail, 1785. Male quail, side view. With inscription describing the whistling of the quail. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 141

Land and water lizard, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Land and water lizard, 1785. Lizard that occurs in Java, seen diagonally from above. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 173

Lizard and Tjitjak, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes
Lizard and Tjitjak, 1784. Lizard and a Tjitjak or house gekko, seen diagonally from above. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 147 and see also, p. 36

Tokay (Gekko gecko), 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes
Tokay (Gekko gecko), 1784. Javanese tokeh or house lizard. Seen diagonally from above. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 157

Sciurus plantani (Plantain squirrel), 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes
Sciurus plantani (Plantain squirrel), 1784. Javanese squirrel or coconut rat sitting on a palm branch against a background with coconut palms and flying squirrels. With inscription

Poedak, Javanese flower, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Poedak, Javanese flower, 1785. With dimensions and inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 165

The flying leaf, 1778-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
The flying leaf, 1778-1785. Leaf insects or walking leaves. The flying leaf drawn after the dried insect, If they are alive, they are completely green'. With inscription

Boannona or wild serikaja, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Boannona or wild serikaja, 1785. Annonae reticulatae fructus - Boa nonna'. Custard apple. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 55

Durian, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes
Durian, 1784. Stone and fruit with section removed. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 129

Durian leaf, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Durian leaf, 1785. Leaf and branch. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 130

Javanese and Swedish butterflies, 1785-1806. Creator: Jan Brandes
Javanese and Swedish butterflies, 1785-1806. Butterfly from Java and two Swedish butterflies. With inscription and dates: 21 May 1785, 22 August 1802 and 8 February 1806

Mangosteen, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes
Mangosteen, 1784. Indonesian fruit. Two whole fruits and one cut in half. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 163

Small bird on branch, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Small bird on branch, 1785. Bee-eater from Batavia (Dutch East Indies). With inscription. (Certhia viridis or Merops viridis?) Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 63

Bamboo bridge, Java, 1833. Creator: Henricus Leonardus van den Houten
Bamboo bridge, Java, 1833. Pont Suspendu en Bambou sur des courans rapids a l'usage des Colonnes Mobiles'. (Bamboo suspension bridge above the rapids, using portable struts)

Indonesian parakeets, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes
Indonesian parakeets, 1784. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 89

View of the House at Simpang van Vooren, 1809. Creator: C. Coolen
View of the House at Simpang van Vooren, 1809. View of the resident's house in the Simpang district in Soerabaja (Surabaya)

The Residents House at Simpang van Agteren, 1809. Creator: C. Coolen
The Residents House at Simpang van Agteren, 1809. View of the back of the resident's house in the Simpang district in Soerabaja (Surabaya)

Maron in Baglen, 1829. Creator: Anon
Maron in Baglen, 1829. This drawing bears rare visual witness to the atrocities committed by the troops under Dutch command during the Java War (1825-1830)

The Kedawong Sugar Factory near Pasuruan, Java, 1849. Creator: Herman Theodorus Hesselaar
The Kedawong Sugar Factory near Pasuruan, Java, 1849

Thamrin Square in Semarang with the volcanoes Sindoro and Soembing in the background, 1930. Creator: Frans Bakker
Thamrin Square in Semarang with the volcanoes Sindoro and Soembing in the background, 1930

Waterfall at Tjieroek Betong Java, 1838-1898. Creator: Charles William Meredith van de Velde
Waterfall at Tjieroek Betong Java, 1838-1898

View at Rijswijk Batavia, 1838-1898. Creator: Charles William Meredith van de Velde
View at Rijswijk Batavia, 1838-1898

View of Carnation Java, 1838-1898. Creator: Charles William Meredith van de Velde
View of Carnation Java, 1838-1898

Candi Kalasan, near Yogyakarta, Central Java, 1817. Creator: Adrianus Johannes Bik
Candi Kalasan, near Yogyakarta, Central Java, 1817

Landscape with house and pond, West Java, 1867. Creator: Adrianus Johannes Bik
Landscape with house and pond, West Java, 1867

Exterior of the palace in Buitenzorg in West-Java, 1842. Creator: Anon
Exterior of the palace in Buitenzorg in West-Java, 1842

Interior of the palace in Buitenzorg in West-Java, 1842. Creator: Anon
Interior of the palace in Buitenzorg in West-Java, 1842. Interior with a table, desk and chairs. Drawings of landscapes and portraits hang on the walls

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Java, the enchanting island of Indonesia, once captured the imagination of the world through its vibrant culture and natural wonders. These captivating images offer a glimpse into the rich history and daily life of Java's people during the 1860s to 1930s. Javanese Dancing Girls gracefully perform on Fete Day in the Forest (James Grant, 1891), while Malay Women, adorned in traditional attire, go about their daily tasks (Unknown, 1860s-70s). Buitenzorg Allies, or European residents, enjoy the tropical beauty of their Java homes (Unknown, 1860s-70s). Javanese Women prepare rice, the staple food of the island, for their families (Unknown, 1860s-70s). A curious Javanese Child observes the world around him, while a Palm Group thrives in the fertile soil of Buitenzorg (Unknown, 1860s-70s). Tropical fruits, abundant on Java, add to the island's allure (Unknown, c1930s). These timeless images transport us to a bygone era, showcasing the captivating essence of Java, Indonesia.