Antique Print of a Raft of the Dusun People by Perelaer (1888)

Antique print of a raft of the Dusun people. Dusun is the collective name of a tribe or ethnic and linguistic group in the Malaysian state of Sabah of North Borneo. 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: 31.8 x 25.2 cm.

Image size: 23.3 x 17.2 cm.

Condition: Excellent. General age-related toning and occasional light stains from handling. Please review the images for further condition details.