Islands of the East Indies – Hawthorne Daniel (1944) (1st ed)
S$58.00
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Islands of the East Indies – Hawthorne Daniel (1944) (1st ed)
S$58.00
Title: Islands of the East Indies
Author: Hawthorne Daniel
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York. 1944. First edition.
Condition: Hardcover, no dust jacket. Former library book, but with very minimal library markings. Otherwise very good. Deckle pages. 266pp. App. 8″ by 5.5″.
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An account of the East Indies, with a focus on the geography of each island, along with major settlements, ports, and ethnic groups. The book is particularly interesting because at least half it covers the underexplored islands of New Guinea, Maluku, Sulawesi, and the Lesser Sunda Islands.
Contents:
Introduction
New Guinea
The Moluccas
Celebes
Borneo
Sumatra
Java
The Lesser Sundas and Timor
The Philippines
Continental Neighbours
