Description
An antique print titled ‘JAVA. Het Societeits – Gebouw de Harmonie / L’ Hotel de la Societe L’Harmonie‘
Showing a view of the Harmony Society Building (Dutch: Societeit de Harmonie), an elite social club in Batavia, Dutch East Indies. It was the oldest clubhouse in Asia when it was demolished. Activities at the club included cards and billiards. Indigenous people were excluded from the club. The construction of the group’s building included the former bricks of the wall of Old Batavia. It was demolished for road widening and parking area in 1985.
Originates from ‘Gezigten uit Neerlands Indie, naar de natuur geteekend en beschreven.’, Engraved by Belgian illustrators, Paul Lauters (1806-1875) after the drawings of C.W.M. van de Velde (1818-1898). Published in Amsterdam, by Frans Buffa en Zonen (1844-1845).
Condition : Very good
Measures : 440 mm x 320 mm
Purchase code : BG-02885
