THE VERNACULAR PRESS

IN THE NETHERLANDS INDIES, c. 1855-1925

New Series

in cooperation with the Library of the

Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV), Leiden

on microfiche

Background

After the successful micropublication in 2004 of the very rare Indonesian-language periodical Tjahaja Sijang: [The Light of Day], 1869-1925 (MMP118) in cooperation with the Library of the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV) in Leiden, Moran and KITLV are now launching a new series to make more such rare periodicals in Malay and other Indonesian languages available on microfiche. The first six titles selected form Unit 1, which is now available.

More detailed information on each title is available in the guide. See right column to download.

Below the original titles are given in italics and the modern Indonesian spelling in Roman type. An English translation of the title is in square brackets [ ].

Unit 1

Released 1 November 2007

Size: 6 titles on 94 positive silver microfiches

MMP134/1.  Bintang Oetara: soerat chabar bhâroe derri tânah sabrang Bârat
Bintang Utara : surat kabar baru dari tanah seberang Barat [Northern star]

Year: 1856-1857.

5 microfiches
                        

MMP134/2.  Bientang Timoor: soerat kabar di Soerabaija
Bintang Timur [Eastern star]

Year: 1865-1868

43 microfiches
                         

MMP134/3.  Tjahaja India
Cahaya India [Light of the Indies]

Year: 1885-

13 microfiches
                         

MMP134/4.  Penghentar: soerat chabar Moluko
Pengentar: surat kabar Maluku

[Messenger, a missionary newspaper for the Moluccas]

Year: 1894-1897

12 microfiches
                         

MMP134/5.  Soerat chabar soldadoe

Surat kabar serdadu [Soldiers’ newspaper]

Year: 1900-1901

3 microfiches

MMP134/6.  Bandera Wolanda: dikaloewarkan saminggoe sekali
[The Netherlands’ flag]

Year: 1901-1903

18 microfiches