Rare Maps, Prints and Antiques

Rare Maps, Antiques, Prints, Old Books and Tribal Arts

Bartele Gallery is the only dedicated Gallery in Indonesia for antique Maps, Prints, Photographs, Books and Antiquities; ideal for a unique memento or decorative art piece investment from Indonesia. Thousands of maps and prints of over 100 years old; come, enjoy, discuss, research and invest our Antiques & Art!

The gallery, founded in 2009 is situated in Kemang Raya Jakarta, and is well worth a visit. Even if you’re not looking to buy, it's fascinating to research or just browse our endless collection, some over 500 years old! In 2014 a second Bartele Gallery was opened in Langweer Friesland, Netherlands, with a broad range of historical maps and prints, mainly focused on Friesland. You are more than welcome to visit Bartele Gallery, open daily.

We sell and buy, and have a special interest in buying material from the Dutch Indies. Do you have any interesting antique books, prints or maps of the Dutch Indies to sell, please email us at: info@bartelegallery.com

About Dr. David Parry, the gallery's curator

Dr. David Parry is a soil scientists and remote sensing expert and has spent the last 25 years working on urban and rural development projects in Indonesia, the home of the original Spice Islands. His interest in collecting antique maps seemed to follow naturally from using a variety of modern and not-so-modern topographic and thematic maps in the course of his work. In the late 1980s and early 90s, however, there were few maps of the region that could be accessed easily, and this inspired him to write "The Cartography of The East Indian Islands". Dr Parry lives in Jakarta, Indonesia with his wife, Sonja, and their four dogs and numerous cats.

Dr. David E. Parry's book, available at Bartele Gallery.

About Bartele Santema

Bartele Santema lived in Indonesia for almost 25 years, before returning with his family to his roots in Friesland, Netherlands in 2014. In Jakarta, he left his collection of maps and prints to his nephew Sake Santema, who is now managing this shop. In Friesland, Bartele bought a historical building and turned it into our European branch gallery, with a broad range of historical maps, sea-charts and prints, primarily focused on his roots – Friesland. In the picturesque small lakeside village of Langweer, you can find Frisian books, maps and prints - all original and guaranteed over 100 years old.

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