Anthology of Indonesian References

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This anthology started in 1747, and Bowen’s Geography of the World is the oldest book in this collection. While some information has been obtained through the internet, it is the object of the anthology to present material in the personal library of the author; no doubt, many of the references herein might be available in electronic form. Much time has been spent reviewing documents for only that material pertaining specifically to the archipelago. Volume 1 covers the period 1747- 1902; further volumes are planned for 1989, as a total of 1,600 pages of material have been compiled. The primary theme of this volume is exploration, with a resultant enhancement of knowledge in both physical geography and, to a lesser extent, ethnography. Since all the source material was written in English, this material is obviously from the perspective of explorers and travelers from England. The historical heritage from Dutch sources is, of course, much greater but has not been consulted in preparing this anthology

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