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Greetings from Jakarta: Postcards of a Capital 1900-1950

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Greetings from Jakarta: Postcards of a Capital 1900-1950 is the most comprehensive visual record of Jakarta ever published covering the first half of the twentieth century which was also the last half century of colonial rule. Four hundred and sixty postcards from the author's own collection are brought together here to reveal a city that has largely vanished and is barely recognizable even to most life-long residents. Three hundred and sixty-two of the postcards have individually researched captions and are linked to period maps which enable the reader to identify the precise location of each image.

This book is the result of twenty years of collecting and research by Scott Merrillees to try and answer the questions: what Jakarta looked like in the past, what were the influences which shaped its development, and how did it evolve into the city it is today? It is a continuation of Scott's first book, "Batavia in Nineteenth Century Photographs", which focuses on Jakarta during the second half of the nineteenth century. The aim of both book is to life for the understanding and enjoyment of modern residents and visitors alike before it is lost forever.

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Series Title

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Call Number

RD 959.822022 Mer g

Publisher

Ohio : Hanusz Publishing., 2019

Collation

248 pp.; 24 x 24 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9789793780887

Classification

959.822022

Content Type

digital text

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Edition

3rd ed.

Subject(s)

Indonesian History
Jakarta
photography
postcards

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Scott Merrillees

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