PRACTICAL HINTS TO EXPLORERS IN THE 

 NETHERLANDS-EAST-INDIES 



BY 



H. A. BROUWER and K WING EASTON ! ). 



1. PREPARATORY MATTER. 



Though every scientific explorer may be supposed to be acquainted 

 with the persons or institutions, where he can gather information 

 about the details of his special branch, it seems desirable to give 

 some general indications. There are various societies and institutions, 

 whose special object is the scientific exploration of the Dutch 

 Indies, or the furthering of this ideal in one way or another. 

 These are very willing to oblige the traveller with information. 



A. Institutions in the Netherlands: 



1. Maatschapprj ter bevordering van het JSTatuurkundig Onderzoek 

 der Nederlandsche Kolonien (Society for the Furtherance of physical 

 Research in the Neth. Colonies) at Amsterdam ; - - Hon. Secretary 

 (at present) Prof. Dr. H. F. Nierstrasz, Utrecht. 



2. Yereeniging Koloniaal Instituut (Society Colonial Institute) at 

 Amsterdam; Office (at present) 15 Plantage Middenlaan. 



3. Indisch Genootschap (Indian Society) at the Hague; - - 14 

 v. Galenstraat. 



4. Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Yolkenkunde van 

 Nederlandsch Indie (Royal Institute for Philology and Ethnology 

 of the Neth. Indies) the Hague; 14 v. Galenstraat. 



5. Koninklijk Nederlandsch Aardrijkskundig Genootschap (Royal 

 Netherlands Geographical Society) at Amsterdam; Office, 28 

 Saxen-Weimarlaan. 



6. Geologisch-Mijnbouwkundig Genootschap voor Nederland en zijn 

 Kolonien (Geological and Mining Society for Netherland and its 



1) With the collaboration of W. van Bemmelen, and H. Witkamp. A paper dealing 

 with the same subject is : W. VOLZ, Ausriistung und Reisepraxis, Erfahrungen auf 

 Forschungsreisen in Niederlandisch-Ost-Indien, Tijdschr. Kon. Ned. Aardrijksk. Gen. 

 XXVIII, 1911, p. 247278. 



