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Old houses, Jakarta – Batavia, Dirk Teeuwen MSc

The old photographs are from > Haan, dr. F. W. de: Oud Batavia Gedenkboek,

Platenalbum (Old Batavia Memorial Book, Picture Album); Batavia 1923 This album is a very valuable book in my personal library. It is not allowed to use these pictures without my consent. The more recent photographs were

taken by Dirk Teeuwen, Holland.

1. Old Dutch-Chinese houses, Pintu Kecil Jakarta – Batavia; photo 1920

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2. Chinese house along Jl Cengke (Prinsenstraat), Jakarta – Batavia; photo

1920 Shops are on the ground floor, living quarters on the first floor.

2.a Painting by Beeckman, Jakarta – Batavia 1650. Kali Besar to the north, the Batavia’s VOC-Castle is clearly visible. Left a Chinese house with shops on the

ground floor and living quarters on the first floor. Picture 2 shows us exactly the same type of this Chinese house (Seems like time stood still: 1650 and 1920!!!).

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3. VOC carpenter’s yard along Kali Besar West, Jakarta – Batavia; photo 1920

Is still there, but badly restored.

4. Group of five old houses along Jl Kunir (Leeuwinnegracht), Jakarta – Batavia;

photo 1920

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5. Group of old houses along Jl Petak Asam (Spinhuisgracht West), Jakarta –

Batavia; photo 1920

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6. Very old Dutch (17th century) VOC residence (town house) along Kali Besar

West, Jakarta – Batavia; photo 1920 See also picture 8.

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6.a Same town house (see picture 7) in 2006 along Kali Besar West, Jakarta –

Batavia 2006 Photo Dirk Teeuwen, Holland

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7. Two houses along Rua Malaka (a little bit west from the Kali Besar), Jakarta –

Batavia; photo 1920

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7. a Entrance hall of the house left on picture 7, Jakarta – Batavia; photo 1920

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7.b Backyard of the house left on picture 7, Jakarta – Batavia; photo 1920

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7.c Kitchen of the house left on picture 7, Jakarta – Batavia; photo 1920

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8. Town house along Jl Pintu Besar Utara (Binnen Nieuwpoortstraat) only a few

steps west from the old VOC Town Hall (Jakarta History Museum), Jakarta – Batavia; photo 1920

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9. Old VOC Town Hall, Jakarta – Batavia 2006

Photo Dirk Teeuwen, Holland

10. Toko Merah (the Red Shop) a town house from the 17th century, now an

office, along Kali Besar West, Jakarta – Batavia 2006 Photo Dirk Teeuwen, Holland

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11. Directly east from Museum Behari (Westzijdse Pakhuizen) along Sunda

Kelapa West (Oude Havenkanaal West), Jakarta – Batavia 2006 Photo Dirk Teeuwen, Holland

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12. Old VOC houses along Rua Malaka (East), Jakarta – Batavia 2006

Photo Dirk Teeuwen, Holland (I was very close to tears.)

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Alle huizen kunnen als model voor huizen uit 1700 worden opgevat. 5. 6. Herenhuis Binnen Nieuwpoortstraat Oost (Jl Pintu Besar) naast Stadhuis (west) 1920. Is er niet meer, geldt ook voor voorgaande. Maar naast het Stadhuis aan de westzijde van Jl P. Besar staat er nog wat. 7. Langs Kali Besar West 1920. Is er nog. 8. Twee huisjes langs Rua Malaka (vlak ten westen van Kali Besar West) 1920 8 a Foto DT, Rua Malaka (heette vroeger ook zo) 2006. Ik kon wel janken. 9, 10, 11 Binnenplaatsen van nr 8. 20. Stadhuis, foto DT. 21, 22 Langs Kali Besar West. Foto’s DT. 23. Restant Stadsmuur VOC-Batavi voor Museum Behari in 2006. Foto DT.