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Di pedalaman Borneo. Perjalanan dari Pontianak ke Samarinda 1894

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Account of expeditions in Central Borneo, Kalimantan: from Pontianak to Samarinda, 1894 & 1896-97. First published in 1900. Txt in Indonesian. Anton Willem Nieuwenhuis (1864-1953) was a Dutch explorer and medical officer who travelled extensively in central Borneo in the 1890s, recording valuable ethnographic information about the Dayak people and making biological collections.
This book provides a detailed account of Anton Willem Nieuwenhuis's travels from Pontianak to Samarinda in 1894. As a Dutch explorer and medical officer, Nieuwenhuis documented extensive ethnographic information about the Dayak people and made significant biological collections during his expeditions in central Borneo. The work serves as a historical record of the region's interior, capturing social customs, travel routes, and natural history from the late 19th century.

Bibliographic Details

Author Anton Willem Nieuwenhuis
Publisher Penerbit PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama, Bekerja sama dengan Borneo Research Council, Indonesia Office
Place of publication Jakarta, Indonesia
Year 1994
Edition First edition
Binding Softcover
ISBN 979605051X
Collation 266 pp.
Language multilingual
Dimensions 25.5 x 18

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