Antique Print of a Cemetery in Bontowala, Makassar, Celebes, Indonesia, 1888

Reference
PCT-29400
Date
1888
Region
Asia
Category
Engraving
Sheet size
23.6 x 27.7 cm (9.3 x 10.9 in)
Availability
Available
Price
EUR 140

Antique print of a cemetery in Bontowala, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. This print originates from 'Het Kamerlid van Berkestein in Nederlandsch-Indie.', (translation: van Berkestein, member of the Dutch Parliament in the Dutch East-Indies.) by M.T.H. Perelaer, published in Leiden, circa 1888.

Artists and Engravers: M.T.H. (Michel Theophile Hubert) Perelaer (Maastricht 1831 - Den Haag 1901), also called majoor (major) Perelaer, was a Dutch writer, who was in Indonesia for years. The lithographs are after drawings by Jhr. J.C. Rappard.

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