Antique Print of Women doing the Laundry in Batavia by Perelaer (1888)

Antique print of women doing the laundry in the mountain river near Ciliwung (or Tjiliwoeng) Valley, Buitenzorg, Batavia, Java, Indonesia. This print originates from ‘Het Kamerlid van Berkestein in Nederlandsch-Indie.’, (translation: van Berkestein, member of the Dutch Parliament in the Dutch East-Indies.) by M.T.H. Perelaer, published in Leiden, circa 1888.

Artists and Engravers: M.T.H. (Michel Theophile Hubert) Perelaer (Maastricht 1831 – Den Haag 1901), also called majoor (major) Perelaer, was a Dutch writer, who was in Indonesia for years. The lithographs are after drawings by Jhr. J.C. Rappard.

Date: 1888

Overall size: 31 x 24 cm.

Image size: 23.5 x 17 cm.

Condition: Fine. General age related toning and light staining and / or foxing, mostly the margins. Please review the images for further condition details.