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3 days ago · The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies (Dutch: Nederlands(ch)-Indië; Indonesian: Hindia Belanda) and Dutch Indonesia, was a Dutch colony with territory mostly comprising the modern state of Indonesia, which declared independence on 17 August 1945.
4 days ago · The Dutch, under the leadership of Jan Pieterszoon Coen, captured and razed the city in 1619, after which the capital of the Dutch East Indies—a walled township named Batavia—was established on the site.
5 days ago · This brought him into conflict with the Dutch, and he laid siege to the Dutch fortress at Batavia. Although Agung’s forces were eventually compelled to withdraw, the result of the confrontation was inconclusive and left both the Dutch and the Javanese warily respectful of each other’s strength.
2 days ago · The Kota (“City”; also called Kota Tua [“Old City”] or Old Batavia) area, sometimes called the downtown section, is the historical city centre, and it houses a significant part of the Chinese population.
- Jakarta is a tropical, humid city, with annual temperatures ranging between 75 and 93 °F (24 and 34 °C) and relative humidity between 75 and 85 per...
- Jakarta is the largest city and capital of Indonesia. It lies on the northwest coast of Java at the mouth of the Ciliwung (Liwung River), on Jakart...
- Jakarta lies on a low, flat alluvial plain with historically extensive swampy areas; the parts of the city farther inland are slightly higher. It i...
5 days ago · Stutterheim sailed to the Dutch East Indies initially as an archaeological assistant (1924). In 1926 he left Batavia and became head of AMS A-1 in Surakarta. He felt that Batavia was too stuffy. Many of his fellow Leiden alumni and civil servants envied him.
5 days ago · Batavia, Dutch East Indies (second headquarters or overseas administrative center) Area Served: Eurasia (active mainly in Greater India and the Asia-Pacific region)
4 days ago · The upper photos shows Pedder's Wharf (1st generation) [c.1861-1871], the lower one obviously a different one: Pedder's Wharf (2nd generation) [c.1872-1886]. The first wharf was in line with Pedder Street, the second one a bit to the east. To see this more clearly, the area of the piers was magnified in this photo: Pedder's Wharf first and ...
