Quartier Malais a Samarang (Ile Java)

Rare lithograph of one of the canals in the Malay quarter of Semarang the port city on the north coast of Java, Indonesia. The French on the ships, Astrolabe and Zelle, under the command of Dumont D’Urville visited the town. Its old quarter features Dutch colonial architecture including the landmark Lawang Sewu, a massive building that was the railway company’s headquarters.the

After exploring the southern regions Dumont D’Urville the ships sailed to the Pacific visiting many of the islands,

Embossed blind stamp “Gide Editeur Paris” denoting that is from the original edition of “Voyage au Pole Sud“.

In National Library of Australia Collection; Bib ID 1477696