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Balinese Raja, in Thomas Stamford Raffles's The History of Java, 1817

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The History of Java is a book written by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles and published in 1817. It describes the history of the island of Java from ancient times.[1]

Publication history

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Portrait of Stamford Raffles by George Francis Joseph, 1817. Raffles sat for the painting while in London to oversee publication of the book.

The first edition was limited to 900 copies and contained 64 etched or aquatint plates, of which 10 were hand-coloured aquatints by William Daniell depicting Javanese life and costume. A second edition followed in 1830. The book was reprinted from a digital master by the Cambridge University Press in 2010.

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  • Weapons
  • Varieties of Javanese keris
    Varieties of Javanese keris
  • Machetes, maces, bow and arrows, blowpipe, sling
    Machetes, maces, bow and arrows, blowpipe, sling
  • Keris
    Keris
  • Short swords, shields, and a matchlock gun
    Short swords, shields, and a matchlock gun
  • Weapons and standards
    Weapons and standards
  • Batik
  • A Javanese man in court dress
    A Javanese man in court dress
  • A Javanese chief, in his ordinary dress
    A Javanese chief, in his ordinary dress
  • A Javanese man in war dress
    A Javanese man in war dress
  • A Javanese man of the lower class
    A Javanese man of the lower class
  • A Javanese ronggeng dancer
    A Javanese ronggeng dancer

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