{"product_id":"vintage-1940s-dutch-batavia-indonesia-autograph-album-poesiealbum-art-drawings","title":"Vintage 1940s Dutch Batavia Indonesia Autograph Album Poesiealbum Art Drawings","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original \u003cb\u003evintage 1940s Dutch colonial friendship \/ autograph album (\u003ci\u003ePoesiealbum\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e kept by a girl named \u003cb\u003eEusje\u003c\/b\u003e, originating from \u003cb\u003eBatavia, Dutch East Indies (modern-day Jakarta, Indonesia)\u003c\/b\u003e with entries dating from \u003cb\u003e1943 to 1948\u003c\/b\u003e (spanning WWII and the Indonesian National Revolution).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough amateur LLM research, it seems this book may have belonged to Eugenie Victorine Merghart, who was born in Batavia, later immigrated to the Netherlands after Indonesian independence and then ultimately ended up in Massachusetts after emigrating from the Netherlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound in striking purple-and-white mottled patterned cloth, this personal keepsake contains beautiful hand-drawn, original artwork alongside handwritten Dutch poems, verses, and heartfelt dedications (\u003ci\u003e\"Ter herinnering aan...\"\u003c\/i\u003e). Highlights include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull-color and colored-pencil floral bouquets (wild roses, violets, sunflowers).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-drawn 1940s female fashion portraits and pin-up style illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA tipped-in 1943 fantasy fairy woodland etching\/print signed \u003ci\u003eeigen druk\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn illustrated tropical coastal landscape inscribed \u003cb\u003e\"Zeezicht - Batavia 11 Februari 1948\"\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition is good vintage; binding remains intact with typical spine wear and edge bumping to the covers. Interior pages show light age toning, minor handling wear, and loose\/separated gutters at a couple of signatures, but all illustrations and calligraphic ink inscriptions remain bold, bright, and legible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are unpictured pages with poetry and artwork. Book is about 9 inches tall. Refer to the photos for a better idea of the style, condition and type of entries, you will receive the exact journal that is pictured.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Market Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53912443355450,"sku":"BM-14-B","price":299.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/1895\/9674\/files\/20260813_153939_402c4a66-9e0e-40ba-a47a-c4e7f1517fad.jpg?v=1786725298","url":"https:\/\/www.blackmarketantiques.com\/products\/vintage-1940s-dutch-batavia-indonesia-autograph-album-poesiealbum-art-drawings","provider":"Black Market Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}