Bartele Gallery Collectibles and Curiosities

Coffee Establishment Girsahan & Sorting Coffee – Antique Photogravures Sumatra c.1900 A rare and visually engaging original photogravure plate published circa 1900, documenting the ...

Antique Photogravures of Medan’s White Club & Restaurant de Boer, Sumatra (c.1900) A beautiful original pair of early 20th-century photogravures ...

Kesawan Street from North, Medan — Kleingrothe Photogravure c.1900 A rare original photogravure by pioneering Sumatran photographer C.J. Kleingrothe, depicting the historic commerci...

Medan Race-Course, Colonial Era Horse Racing Scene, Kleingrothe Photogravure c.1900 Historic photogravure depicting the race-course in Medan, Sumatra, around 1900, produced by celeb...

Pepper Plantation & Timber, Sumatra — Antique Kleingrothe Photogravure c.1900 This original photogravure by C.J. Kleingrothe offers a rare documentar...

Batik, Sifting Rice & Women Working – Antique Photogravure of Batak People c.1900 An exceptional original photogravure from circa 1900, published...

Sorting Tobacco in Lengths and Colors, Sumatra — Kleingrothe Photogravure c.1900 This original early 20th-century photogravure captures tobacco workers inside a large sorting facili...

Batak Kampong Village, Sumatra — Kleingrothe Photogravure c.1900 Original photogravure showing a Batak kampong (village) in the highlands of North Sumatra, photographed by C. J. Kle...

Laut Tador Lake, Sumatra — Antique Kleingrothe Photogravure c.1900 A beautifully composed original photogravure by C.J. Kleingrothe, featuring the tr...

Loeboe Dalam Canal, Sumatra – Kleingrothe Photogravure c.1900 An original early 20th-century photogravure by renowned photographer C.J. Kleingrothe, showcasing the tranquil Loeboe D...

Aboeng Jungle, Sumatra — Antique Photogravure by C.J. Kleingrothe c.1900 This original photogravure by renowned photographer C.J. Kleingrothe capture...

Soengei Serpa, Sumatra — Antique Photogravure by C.J. Kleingrothe, c.1900 Description: A striking original photogravure by renowned photographer C.J....

Belawan Harbour & Labourers – Sumatra (Kleingrothe Photogravure, c.1900) A powerful original photogravure by C.J. Kleingrothe, capturing the bustling colonial port of Belawan near M...

Coolie Dwellings – Tandjong-Morawa, Sumatra (Kleingrothe, c.1900) A striking and historically significant original photogravure by C.J. Kleingrothe, documenting the workers’ barrack...

Tobacco Fermentation & Packing – Deli, Sumatra (Kleingrothe, c.1900) A rare and highly detailed original photogravure depicting the industrial tobacco production process on the Deli...

Set of 3 Antique Photogravures of Sumatra Plantations — Deli, Medan Region (c.1900) A fine set of three original photogravures documenting planta...

Medan – Residence of the Resident of East Coast Sumatra, c.1900 — Kleingrothe Photogravure This rare original photogravure captures the impressive official residence of the Dutch co...

Medan Esplanade & Sultan Deli Palace, Antique Photogravure Pair by C.J. Kleingrothe, Sumatra c.1900 This original early 20th-century photogravure features two historic views of Meda...

Medan Station, Antique Photogravure by C.J. Kleingrothe, Sumatra c.1900 This original early 20th-century photogravure depicts Medan Station in No...

Petroleum Tin Factory & Filling Operations — Kleingrothe Photogravure, Sumatra c.1900 This original photogravure by Carl Josef Kleingrothe presents a rare and highly atmospheric vie...

Title: Malay Mosque Tandjong Poera – Original 1890s Photogravure, Sumatra Indonesia Description: Original late-19th century photogravure showing the Malay Mosque of Tandjong Poera i...

Belawan Railway Station & Soengei Deli River, Sumatra – Antique Photo, c.1910 This striking antique photogravure sheet presents two evocative views o...

Tandjong-Poera Sennah-Laan, Sumatra (c.1895) This original late-19th-century photogravure by G.R. Kleingrothe (Medan) depicts the Sennah-Laan at Tandjong-Poera (Tanjung Pura), a his...

Chinese Temple Interior — Medan, Sumatra (c.1910) An exceptional original photogravure by G.R. Kleingrothe, Medan, capturing the richly decorated interior of a Chinese temple in Nor...

Chinese Temple by the River — Medan, Sumatra (c.1910) A beautiful original photogravure produced circa 1910 by G.R. Kleingrothe in Medan, Sumatra, showing a peaceful riverbank frame...

Batak Warrior Portrait, Sumatra, C J Kleingrothe, Dutch East Indies c1910 This compelling antique photogravure features a striking portrait of a Batak man from North Sumatra, produc...

Antique Photo Gravure of Soengei Boewaya River, Sumatra by C.J. Kleingrothe, 1890s Description: A striking and atmospheric antique photo gravure of th...

Padang “Roetan” Fermentation Sheds Coffee Harvest – Kleingrothe Photogravures c.1900 This original pair of early 20th-century photogravures documents both the processing and h...

Coffee Picker – Kleingrothe Photogravure of Deli Plantations, Sumatra c.1900 This original early 20th-century photogravure printed by J.B. Obernetter in Munich features a coffee har...

Stabat Government Bridge & Forest Road – Kleingrothe Photogravure c.1900 This original early 20th-century photogravure sheet features two historically valuable views from Stabat, No...

Medan Wampoe River & Sultan of Langkat Palace – Kleingrothe c.1900 This historic original photogravure sheet presents two evocative early 20th-century views along the Wampoe River i...

Set of 4 Tobacco Industry Photogravures – Sumatra’s O.K., C.J. Kleingrothe, ca. 1910 A highly desirable set of four original photogravures documenting key stages of the Deli tobacco...

Sumatra Tobacco Cultivation & Drying Barns — Deli Estates Photographic Pair, c.1910 Description: This historically rich pair of original early 20th-century plantation photographs do...

Planting the Seedlings & Tobacco Seed Fields — C.J. Kleingrothe, ca. 1910 This early 20th-century photogravure sheet documents two essential stages in Deli tobacco cultivation in Ea...

Young Tobacco Under Shade-Plants, Sungei Tatouk — C.J. Kleingrothe, ca. 1910 Photogravure view of a young tobacco plantation at Sungei Tatouk in the Deli region of East Sumatra, cap...

Petroleum Establishment, Rantau-Pandjang — C.J. Kleingrothe, ca. 1910 Historic double-view photogravure showing the petroleum establishment at Rantau-Pandjang, a key oil production ...

Petroleum Fields and Gas Burning, Aceh — C.J. Kleingrothe, ca. 1910 Industrial photogravure sheet showing early petroleum extraction in Aceh at the northern end of Sumatra. The uppe...

Sabang Port and Coaling Station, Pulau Weh — C.J. Kleingrothe, ca. 1910 Photogravure Plate from the portfolio “Sumatra’s O.K.” Two important documentary views of the port of Sabang ...

Woodcutters and Logging Elephants, Lau Boentoe — C.J. Kleingrothe, ca. 1910 Historic photogravure showing two related scenes of the forestry and logging industry in the Deli region ...

Soengei Belawan River, Medan Region — C.J. Kleingrothe, ca. 1910 Photogravure view of the Soengei Belawan, a river flowing through the dense tropical rainforest of East Sumatra. Cre...

Batak village “Pintoe-Bessi”, Tomb in Foreground — C.J. Kleingrothe, Medan, ca. 1910 Early 20th-century photogravure depicting daily life in a Batak village in the East Sumatran int...

Medan – Kesawan Street from South, C.J. Kleingrothe, ca. 1910 Historical photogravure view of Kesawan Street (Hoofdstraat Kesawan), the principal commercial artery of Medan during t...

Deli Railway System Map, East Sumatra — Deli Spoorweg Maatschappij, c.1910 This finely printed map presents the rail and tramway network of the Deli Spoorweg Maatschappij (DSM), the...

Antarctic Exploration Map by Noothoven van Goor with Early Discoveries, c.1876 This impressive 19th-century circular map of the Antarctic region was published in Leiden by D. Nootho...

Australia or New Holland Map with Inset Regions by Noothoven van Goor, 1876 This detailed 19th-century map, titled “Vaste Land van Australië, of Nieuw-Holland,” was published in Lei...

Australia and Polynesia with New Zealand – Noothoven van Goor, 1876 Map This finely engraved 19th-century map, titled “Australië en Polynesie,” was published in Leiden by D. Noothov...

South America Map with Insets – Nieuwe Hand-Atlas, Noothoven van Goor, 1876 This detailed 19th-century map titled “Zuid-Amerika,” published in Leiden by D. Noothoven van Goor for th...

United States, Mexico & West Indies Map – Nieuwe Hand-Atlas, 1876 This richly detailed 1876 map, titled “De Vereenigde Staten van Noord-Amerika, Mexico, West-Indië en de Vereenigde ...

North America Map with USA, Canada & Mexico – Nieuwe Hand-Atlas, 1876 This finely engraved 19th-century map of “Noord-Amerika,” published in 1876 by D. Noothoven van Goor of Leiden ...

Africa Map with Egypt & South Africa Insets – Nieuwe Hand-Atlas, 1876 This 19th-century map titled “Afrika,” published in 1876 in the Nieuwe Hand-Atlas der Aarde in haren Tegenwoord...

China and Japan Map with Korea – Nieuwe Hand-Atlas, Leiden 1876 This finely engraved 19th-century map titled “China en Japan” presents East Asia during a pivotal historical moment, ...

British India Map with Burma & Ceylon – Nieuwe Hand-Atlas, Leiden 1876 This finely engraved 19th-century map titled “Britsch-Indië” presents the Indian subcontinent and the surround...

Netherlands East Indies Map with Java Inset – Nieuwe Hand-Atlas, 1876 This impressive 19th-century map titled “Nederlandsch Oost-Indië” presents the Dutch colonial territories in Southeast Asia with exceptional clarity and detail. Published in 1876 in the *Nieuwe Hand-Atlas der Aarde in haren Tegenwoordigen Toestand* by M. Frijlink, revised by A. van Otterloo, and produced by D. Noothoven van Goor in Leiden, the plate offers a full geographical overview of the Netherlands East Indies at a time when Dutch influence in the archipelago was rapidly consolidating. The map spans Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Celebes (Sulawesi), the Moluccas, Timor, Bali, Lombok, Flores, Sumba, Sumbawa, the Banda Islands, Buru, Ceram, New Guinea, and parts of the Malay Peninsula. Each island group is precisely engraved, and political divisions, residency boundaries, mountains, rivers, and transport routes are clearly marked. Place names appear in their 19th-century Dutch forms—Batavia, Buitenzorg, Soerakarta, Madura, Makassar, Padang, Palembang, and many others—providing an important historical reference for scholars of Indonesian colonial history. Hand-colored outlines distinguish administrative regions and residencies, while the fine line engraving captures coastal contours, mountain chains, river deltas and volcanic features that shaped the archipelago’s geography. Java receives its own large inset occupying the entire lower half of the sheet, reflecting its central importance to Dutch colonial administration and its dense network of cities, roads, sugar plantations, and regencies. Additional inset maps include: • **Sumatra’s west coast**, showing Padang and the Minangkabau highlands • **Timor and surrounding islands** • **Ambon and the Moluccas** (the historic spice islands) • **Celebes and the Gulf of Tomini** • **The Lesser Sunda Islands** (Bali to Timor) • **Borneo residency divisions** • **Detailed harbour plans**, including Batavia and Makassar Together these elements make the map an outstanding reference for the Dutch East Indies during the late colonial period. It represents not just geography but also trade networks, maritime routes, and administrative structure, all rendered with the elegance and scientific precision characteristic of Dutch cartography of the era. Condition Report: Good, with expected light toning and occasional foxing, mostly at the margins. Original center fold as issued. The engraved image is sharp and the hand-coloring remains soft and even. No tears, holes, or repairs. Framing Tips: A warm ivory or cream mat suits the soft 19th-century color palette. A dark wood, black, or teak-tone frame complements Southeast Asian interior themes and gives the map a strong presence. Because of the many attractive inset maps, a slightly wider mat enhances readability and visual balance. Keywords: Netherlands East Indies, Dutch East Indies, Indonesia, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Kalimantan, Celebes, Sulawesi, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, Timor, Moluccas, Spice Islands, Ambon, Banda, Ceram, Buru, Aceh, Minangkabau, Padang, Palembang, Batavia, Jakarta, Buitenzorg, Bogor, Soerakarta, Surakarta, Jogjakarta, Makassar, Menado, Kupang, Riau, Malay Peninsula, New Guinea, Papua, colonial Indonesia, VOC history, 19th century Indonesia map...

Palestine & Holy Land Map with Jerusalem Insets – Nieuwe Hand-Atlas, 1876 This detailed 19th-century map titled “Palestina” offers a comprehensive cartographic portrait of the Holy ...

Asia Map with Middle East & India Insets – Nieuwe Hand-Atlas, Leiden 1876 This large, beautifully engraved 19th-century map titled “Azië” presents the full Asian continent in sweepi...

Balkans & Ottoman Europe Map with Athens Inset – Nieuwe Hand-Atlas, 1876 This impressive 19th-century map titled “Turkije in Europa, Griekenland, Roemenië, Servië en Montenegro” provides a richly detailed view of the Balkan Peninsula and the remaining European territories of the Ottoman Empire during a critical historical moment. Published in 1876 in the Nieuwe Hand-Atlas der Aarde in haren Tegenwoordigen Toestand by M. Frijlink, revised by A. van Otterloo and printed by D. Noothoven van Goor in Leiden, this map captures the political and geographical landscape of the Balkans just before the Russo-Turkish War (1877–78) and the subsequent Treaty of Berlin reshaped the region. The map spans from the Adriatic Sea to the Black Sea, and from the Danube valley down to Crete, covering modern-day Greece, Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Thrace, European Turkey, and the Aegean Islands. Hand-colored boundary lines clearly distinguish political units including the Kingdom of Greece, the Principality of Serbia, the United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia (Romania), and Ottoman provinces such as Rumelia, Thessaly, Epirus, and Macedonia. Major cities—Constantinople (Istanbul), Athens, Bucharest, Belgrade, Sofia, Salonika (Thessaloniki), Skodra, Ioannina, Larissa, Adrianople (Edirne), Varna, and Trabzon—are identified with fine engraving work. The map also reflects the complex geography of the region, showing mountain chains such as the Balkans, Pindus, Rhodope, and Dinaric Alps, as well as large river systems including the Danube, Morava, Drina, Vardar, Maritsa, and Iskar. Inset maps provide valuable additional context: one illustrates the Bosphorus and surrounding fortifications, another focuses on Athens and Piraeus, and a third presents the region around the Gulf of Salonika and Northern Greece. These allow a closer look at strategic locations central to 19th-century European geopolitics. This plate captures the Balkans at a moment of transition, when national movements were rising and the Ottoman Empire was gradually losing influence. The elegant engraving, refined typography, and harmonious composition are characteristic of Dutch educational cartography at its peak. Today, the map serves as a historical snapshot of a region defined by shifting borders, cultural layers, and emerging nation-states. Condition Report: Good condition with gentle toning and scattered small foxing marks, mostly in the margins. Original center fold as issued. Image clean and well-printed with soft, even hand-coloring. No tears, losses, or repairs. Framing Tips: A light ivory or cream mat works beautifully to highlight the delicate color washes. A slim dark wood or black frame adds contrast and sophistication. Because the map includes attractive insets, a slightly wider mat border enhances balance and readability. Suitable for libraries, studies, travel-themed interiors, and collectors of Ottoman, Greek, and Balkan cartography. Keywords: Balkans, Ottoman Empire, Turkey in Europe, European Turkey, Greece, Athens, Piraeus, Macedonia, Thrace, Epirus, Thessaly, Crete, Aegean Sea, Bulgaria, Sofia, Varna, Plovdiv, Romania, Bucharest, Wallachia, Moldavia, Danube, Serbia, Belgrade, Montenegro, Cetinje, Albania, Skodra, Ioannina, Thessaloniki, Salonika, Constantinople, Istanbul, Bosphorus, Dardanelles, Adriatic Sea, Aegean Islands, Balkan Peninsula, 19th century Balkans map, 1876 Ottoman map...

European Russia Map with Saint Petersburg Inset – Nieuwe Hand-Atlas, 1876 This finely engraved 19th-century map titled “Rusland in Europa” presents the western portion of the Russia...

Austria–Hungary Map with Vienna Inset – Nieuwe Hand-Atlas, Leiden 1876 This richly detailed 19th-century map titled “Oostenrijk” depicts the territories of the Austro-Hungarian Empire...

Germany Map with Berlin Inset – Het Duitsche Keizerrijk, Nieuwe Hand-Atlas 1876 This detailed 19th-century map of Germany, titled “Deutschland (Het Duitsche Keizerrijk),” was publis...

Map of Switzerland with Cantonal Boundaries – Nieuwe Hand-Atlas, 1876 This finely detailed 19th-century map, titled “Zwitserland,” was published in 1876 in the *Nieuwe Hand-Atlas de...