Print of steel engraving titled Temple de Iabang“.

Author Danvin.

Engraved by Fortier.

From the Oceanie ou cinquieme partie du monde. Revue geographique et ethnographique de la Malaisie, de la Micronesie, de la Polynesie et de la Melanesie“. Firmin Didot Freres, Paris. 1836.

Java is an island of Indonesia. The elongated volcano studded tropical island is noted for supporting a huge population, Java island itself is home to 57 percent of the Indonesian population (roughly 139 million in 2014, 143 million administratively which includes Madura), it is the most populous island on Earth, as an independent nation it would rank ninth in the world by population, having overtaken the Russian Federation by 2015. Java is a cultural superpower; much of Indonesian history took place on the island, its cultural legacy spreads far beyond Indonesia.

Approx. image size 14, 2 x 8, 7/20, 4 x 12, 4 cm.

Condition: good.