JAVA. EARL, GEORGE WINDSOR. The Eastern Seas, or Voyages and Adventures in the Indian Archipelago in 1332-33-34, comprising a Tour of the island of Java - Visitsto Borneo, the Malay Peninsula, Siam, &c; also an Account of the present state of Singapore with Observations on the commercial resources of the Archipelago. Londin (Wm. H. Allen and Co.) 1837. 8:o. (5), vi-xii, (1)-461, (1 blank), (1)-2 (advertisement) pp. 4 folding engraved maps (some foxing). Contemporary paper binding, somewhat worn, upper cover partly detached. Some foxing. Signature of Margaret Brooke on inside of upper cover. First edition. Margaret, Lady Brooke, The Ranee of Sarawak (1849 - 1936) was queen-consort of the second White Rajah of Sarawak, Charles Anthony Johnson Brooke. She published her memoir My Life in Sarawak in 1913, that offers a rare glimpse of life in The Astana in Kuching and colonial Borneo. George Windsor Earl (1813-1865) was an English navigator and author of works on the Indian Archipelago. He coined the term 'Indu-nesian', later popularised and adopted as the name for Indonesia. "Because of his linguistic abilities Earl was employed on various expeditions to the South Pacific. On one of his voyages he was sent by the Dutch government to help in the investigation of the massacre by natives of British subjects on Melville Island. He traveled to and wrote extensively about Australia. This lengthy journey started in Western Australia and from there he sailed through the East Indies to Singapore. There are three long chapters on the state of Singapore. The appendix includes a chapter of 'Observations on the unexplored parts of north and north-western Australia." Hill 411. From the library of Swedish antiquarian bookdealer Björn Löwendahl (1941-2013).
JAVA. EARL, GEORGE WINDSOR. The Eastern Seas, or Voyages and Adventures in the Indian Archipelago in 1332-33-34, comprising a Tour of the island of Java - Visitsto Borneo, the Malay Peninsula, Siam, &c; also an Account of the present state of Singapore with Observations on the commercial resources of the Archipelago. Londin (Wm. H. Allen and Co.) 1837. 8:o. (5), vi-xii, (1)-461, (1 blank), (1)-2 (advertisement) pp. 4 folding engraved maps (some foxing). Contemporary paper binding, somewhat worn, upper cover partly detached. Some foxing. Signature of Margaret Brooke on inside of upper cover. First edition. Margaret, Lady Brooke, The Ranee of Sarawak (1849 - 1936) was queen-consort of the second White Rajah of Sarawak, Charles Anthony Johnson Brooke. She published her memoir My Life in Sarawak in 1913, that offers a rare glimpse of life in The Astana in Kuching and colonial Borneo. George Windsor Earl (1813-1865) was an English navigator and author of works on the Indian Archipelago. He coined the term 'Indu-nesian', later popularised and adopted as the name for Indonesia. "Because of his linguistic abilities Earl was employed on various expeditions to the South Pacific. On one of his voyages he was sent by the Dutch government to help in the investigation of the massacre by natives of British subjects on Melville Island. He traveled to and wrote extensively about Australia. This lengthy journey started in Western Australia and from there he sailed through the East Indies to Singapore. There are three long chapters on the state of Singapore. The appendix includes a chapter of 'Observations on the unexplored parts of north and north-western Australia." Hill 411. From the library of Swedish antiquarian bookdealer Björn Löwendahl (1941-2013).
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