dresses of the inhabitants of Java Island in Indonesia
after Heinrich Rudolf SCHINZ
(Zurich 1777 - 1861)
“Insel Java Hauptmann der Leibgarde und Landmann”
(dresses of the inhabitants of Java Island in Indonesia)
Original lithograph from the graphic kit of the work “Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Menschen und der Saugetiere” printed by the swiss lithographer Honegger and published in Zurich between 1830 and 1835.
Nice example printed on wove paper, with small foxing spots more accentuated at the edges, otherwise in good general condition.
Beautiful representation of an Officer of the Guard and a farmer of Java Island in the Indonesian archipelago dressed with their typical clothes and accessories.
At nowadays Java is part of the Indonesian state, it houses the town of Jacarta that is the Capital and is considered the most populous island in the world.
References:
“Catalogue of the books manuscripts maps and drawings in the British Museum (Natural History)” Londra, 1903, vol. 4 pag. 1835
Size in mm: 236 x 325 sheet
Price: € 110,00
