Schulze, Captain Fedor (1836-1908) – Java
Women Cooking Rice, 2 photographs
Estimate: £600 - £800
Auction: 05 February 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
Albumen photographs: Women Cooking Rice Java 23 x 18.5cm, some fading toward the bottom and top;
Women Preparing Rice Java 24.5 x 19.5cm, Schulze's wet-stamp verso, some fading toward the bottom and top (2)
Footnote
Schulze was a German military officer who served with distinction in the Dutch forces and settled in Batavia where he became a naturalised Dutch citizen. He arrived in Batavia in 1858 and retired from the military around 1888, setting himself up as a publisher and photographer. Among other publications, he produced Capt Fedor Schulze, West-Java Traveller's Guide (Batavia 1894).