The Old Town of Jakarta retains its authenticity in its present state. As the centre point of the world trade route of its in the 17th and 18th century Batavia has been extensively ... for traditional ...

“Although Batavia [as Jakarta was known] is the largest, oldest Dutch colony and was the centre of an east Asia trading network, most people have forgotten this history,” says Lin Che ...

German-born and keen observer of Jakarta, Adolf Heuken, looks at Batavia through the eyes of ... or Unrestalong with a map of the island. Heydt shared that Onrust' s name came from the fact ...