First edition. 21 plates including 13 lithographic illustrations, 4 hand coloured bird illustrations, and a large folding map. 4to. Original printed boards, front board expertly reattached. xxiv,153pp. Gravenhage, Nijhoff, 1875.
An early, significant work on New Guinea, particularly Geelvink Bay of West Irian. A German in the employ of the Dutch, Rosenberg spent some time in Andai south of Dorei protected by the Sultan of Tidore. He spent nearly 30 years travelling in the region and became assistant to Franz Junghuhn at Padang in 1870. He relates much of the information gathered in this time, including notes on people and their customs.
