| Malays Diving for Money | Frontispiece |
| PAGE | |
| A Street in Singapore | 5 |
| Map of Java | 16 |
| A Javanese Young Woman | 27 |
| Painting Sarongs | 43 |
| Rice-fields | 53 |
| Mount Salak, from the Resident’s Garden, Buitenzorg | 63 |
| Frangipani and Sausage-tree | 73 |
| Tropical Fruits | 81 |
| Tropical Fruits | 89 |
| A Market in Buitenzorg | 99 |
| Scenes around the Market | 105 |
| A View in Buitenzorg | 111 |
| Javanese Coolies Gambling | 123 |
| Javanese Dancing-girl | 139 |
| A Mohammedan Mosque | 159 |
| Wayside Pavilion on Post-road | 177 |
| Boro Boedor, from the Passagrahan | 183 |
| Ground-plan of Boro Boedor | 187 |
| Four Bas-reliefs from Boro Boedor | 191 |
| On the Second Terrace | 195 |
| The Latticed Dagobas on the Circular Terraces | 199 |
| The Right-hand Image at Mendoet | 207 |
| Temple of Loro Jonggran at Brambanam | 217 |
| Clearing Away Rubbish and Vegetation at Brambanam Temples | 221 |
| Krishna and the Three Graces | 225 |
| Loro Jonggran and her Attendants | 229 |
| Plan of Chandi Sewou (“Thousand Temples”) | 233 |
| Fragment from Loro Jonggran Temple | 235 |
| Ganesha, the Elephant-headed God | 238 |
| The Susunhan | 243 |
| The Dodok | 249 |
| Java, Bali, and Madura Krises | 255 |
| The Brambanam Baby | 267 |
| Tying the Turban | 279 |
| Wayang-wayang | 285 |
| Topeng Troupe with Masks | 291 |
| Transplanting Rice | 315 |
About This Book
The account records a traveler’s journey through Singapore and across Java, moving from coastal ports and Batavia into kampongs, hill stations, plantations, and market towns. It combines vivid descriptions of tropical gardens, volcanic landscapes, rice cultivation, and the colonial culture system with attentive observations of Javanese daily life, crafts, performances, and religious sites. Detailed sections examine major temple and archaeological complexes, regional courts and ceremonies, and the practicalities of travel, while also reflecting on labor, plantation society, and the aesthetic pleasures of scenery and local arts.