Charles william meredith van de velde (1818-1898), 'gezigten uit neêrlands indië, naar de natuur geteekend en beschreven', published by frans buffa en zonen and printed by c.a. spin, amsterdam, 1844-45 folio: 52 x 35 cm.

Charles William Meredith van de Velde (1818-1898), 'Gezigten uit Neêrlands Indië, naar de natuur geteekend en beschreven', published by Frans Buffa en Zonen and printed by C.A. Spin, Amsterdam, 1844-45 Charles William Meredith van de Velde (1818–1898) was a versatile Dutch naval officer, cartographer, painter, and missionary. He is internationally renowned for his highly accurate geographical maps of the Holy Land and his detailed landscape paintings of the Dutch East Indies. He also played a key role in the early missions of the Red Cross. The book contains 50 full-page lithographed plates (ca. 22 x 31 cm) by Paulus Lauters (1806-1876) after the designs by the author, depicting highly detailed views of daily life in the Dutch colony in the Pre-Multatuli Era. The book contains 22 views and plates of Java, including a beautiful plate of Lebak, just before Multatuli was appointed Assistant-Resident there, one view of the islands east of Java (Ampanan), 2 views of Timor, 10 views and plates of the Moluccas, 7 views of Celebes, 3 of Borneo, 2 of the Bintang-islands, and 3 views of Padang on Sumatra. The title page contains a wood- engraved view of the Palace at Buitenzorg. The work is dedicated to His Royal Highness Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands (pp. 3-4). Liveveiling: het getoonde tijdstip is de start van de zaalverkoop; het individuele afhamermoment is niet gepubliceerd.