About This Book
The author recounts a quarter century spent in the Dutch East Indies through episodic travel sketches and reminiscences that mix arrival scenes, port life, river and coastal landscapes, encounters with local fishermen and urban populations, descriptions of climate, flora and fauna, and remarks on military and civic routines. Vivid on-the-ground detail ranges from the discomforts of travel and mudbound launches to market scenes and casual natural history observations, while recurring reflections compare colonial townscapes with homeland memories and everyday social customs.