Fotoalbum aanleg Gajoweg

anoniem, 1903 - 1913

The construction of the Gajo Road (North Sumatra). Photo album, 1911 - 1913. This road, six metres wide and 105 kilometres long, connected the northeast coast of Sumatra with the Gajo and Alas territories in Atjeh province. Constructed between 1903and 1914, the road served a military purpose: the subjugation of Atjeh. This album, together with a second volume, was compiled by Jhr A.D. Laman Trip (1881 -1960). He collected photos of the construction work while serving as first lieutenant in Atjeh between 1911 and 1913.

Artwork typephotograph album
Object numberNG-1988-30-A
Dimensionsheight 26 cm x width 33 cm x width 53 cm x depth 5.2 cm, height 138 mm x width 200 mm
Physical characteristicsdaglichtgelatinezilverdruk

Identification

Title(s)
Fotoalbum aanleg Gajoweg
Object type
Object number
NG-1988-30-A
Description
The construction of the Gajo Road (North Sumatra). Photo album, 1911 - 1913. This road, six metres wide and 105 kilometres long, connected the northeast coast of Sumatra with the Gajo and Alas territories in Atjeh province. Constructed between 1903and 1914, the road served a military purpose: the subjugation of Atjeh. This album, together with a second volume, was compiled by Jhr A.D. Laman Trip (1881 -1960). He collected photos of the construction work while serving as first lieutenant in Atjeh between 1911 and 1913.
Catalogue reference
Encyclopedie Nederlands Indië (1917) I, p. 729 (rechterkolom onder).

Creation

Creation
- fotograaf: anoniem, Noord-Sumatra
- samensteller: Albertus Dominicus Laman Trip
Dating
1903 - 1913
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Material and technique

Physcial description
daglichtgelatinezilverdruk
Material
Technique
Dimensions
- height 26 cm x width 33 cm x width 53 cm x depth 5.2 cm
- height 138 mm x width 200 mm

Explanatory note

Na de expedities naar de Gajo- en Alaslanden o.l.v. Van Daalen (eerste tocht in 1901), werd hij in 1903 belast met voorbereiding van permanente vestiging van Nederlands gezag. Aanleg van een weg van de Noordkust naar het binnenland was hierbij van groot belang. Deze zgn. Gajoweg werd aangelegd tussen 1903 en 1914, van Bireuen aan de kust naar Takinguen aan het bergmeer Danau Lauttawar, totale lengte 104 km.

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Person
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Place

Exhibitions

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
Gift of M.A.D. de Josselin de Jongh-Laman Trip, Aerdenhout
Acquisition
gift 1988-10
Ownership
Copyright
Public domain

Documentation

- Encyclopedie Nederlands Indië (1917) I, p. 729 (rechterkolom onder).
- Encyclopedie Nederlands Indië (1939) suppl, p. 128 e.v. + p. 398-399.
- Verslag van de Burgelijke Openbare Werken in Nederlandsch-Indië over het jaar ... Verschenen te Batavia. 1909: p. 231-236 (met foto's en kaarten); 1910: p. 41-45 (met foto's) (documentatiemap).
- Northern Sumatra Roads and Towns: rapport Inter-service topographical dept. Aug. 1944. p. 1, 2, 10, 33, 34 en foto's D17-D35 (documentatiemap).
- De Gajoweg, De Indische Gids XXXVI (1914), 2, p. 1667-1674.
- Economishe Staatskunde in Atjeh / J. Langhout. Den Haag 1923 p. 88-89, 112 en afb. tussen p. 84-85.