Schoolatlas van Nederlands Indie
Product Description
The Van Gelder/Lekkerkerker school atlases for the Netherlands East Indies 1880-1952.
In the Netherlands a new secondary school type (HBS, Hogere Burger School) had been initiated in the 1860s, aimed at preparing its pupils for trade and commerce, as opposed to the more university oriented gymnasium, and this new school type was introduced into Indonesia from 1880 onwards as well. This school type was only meant for European pupils or for children from families officially recognized as "gelijkgesteld", that is regarded as having an European lifestyle. Although the curriculum taught equalled that of the motherland, the teaching material was adapted to the current environment, as shown in the biology and geography manuals used and in the atlases. The first special school atlas adapted to the Netherlands East Indies was published in 1880, and was basically an atlas of the Netherlands with maps for the various parts of Indonesia attached. This gradually evolved into an atlas more centred on Indonesia, but representation of the Netherlands would always retain a sizeable part of the atlas.
This atlas was one if those used and was developed into the needs of the time. It is hard to find an example like this in such pristine condition these days. For those interested in the in the history if the Dutch colonial days would enjoy this book. Especially those who were born and had grown up in Indonesia at that time and spent their school days there will remember this atlas.
Origin: Amsterdam, Nederland
Date: January 1938
In the Netherlands a new secondary school type (HBS, Hogere Burger School) had been initiated in the 1860s, aimed at preparing its pupils for trade and commerce, as opposed to the more university oriented gymnasium, and this new school type was introduced into Indonesia from 1880 onwards as well. This school type was only meant for European pupils or for children from families officially recognized as "gelijkgesteld", that is regarded as having an European lifestyle. Although the curriculum taught equalled that of the motherland, the teaching material was adapted to the current environment, as shown in the biology and geography manuals used and in the atlases. The first special school atlas adapted to the Netherlands East Indies was published in 1880, and was basically an atlas of the Netherlands with maps for the various parts of Indonesia attached. This gradually evolved into an atlas more centred on Indonesia, but representation of the Netherlands would always retain a sizeable part of the atlas.
This atlas was one if those used and was developed into the needs of the time. It is hard to find an example like this in such pristine condition these days. For those interested in the in the history if the Dutch colonial days would enjoy this book. Especially those who were born and had grown up in Indonesia at that time and spent their school days there will remember this atlas.
Origin: Amsterdam, Nederland
Date: January 1938