The De Rienzi Gallery

In 1836 M.G.L. Domeny de Rienzi's Océanie ou Cinquième Partie du Monde was published by Firmin Didot Frères in Paris, France.

The prints of Indonesia which follow are from this classic three-volume work.

The images below are details. To view the complete engravings, click on the thumbnails.


camphor and bamboo, Borneo	Anyer Island near Jakarta	Brahmin's tombstone, Bali	king and two subjects, Bali

local housing, Indonesia	tomb, Ambon, Moluccas Islands	Prambanan Temple, Yogyakarta, Java	Batou Ganton near Ambon

sword dance at Buro near Ambon	the road to Tondano, Sulawesi	arrival of Europeans at Tondano, Sulawesi	warrior costumes, Sulawesi