Weissenborn Thilly (3 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. 1. Eigendomsmerk. Verkleuring. 260+VI p. Naam, nummer en datum op schutblad. Lichte foxing op buitenste bladen; heringenaaid Dutch Oostwaarts is een bundel reisbrieven van Louis Couperus, eerder (min of meer wekelijks) verschenen in de "Haagsche Post", waarin hij verslag uitbrengt van zijn reis naar het Verre Oosten met bijzondere aandacht voor het toenmalige Nederlands-Indië; in 41 brieven schetst hij landschappen, steden en het koloniale leven, met observaties en anekdotes die samen een levendig reisportret vormen.…

Amsterdam, Sijthoff, (1983). 4to. Wrappers. With numerous photographic plates. 151 pp. Margarethe Mathilde (Thilly) Weissenborn (1889 - 1964) was a Dutch photographer. She is the first female professional photographer in the Dutch East Indies. She was born in East Java, where her German-Dutch parents had a coffee plantation. From 1893 she grew up in The Hague. In 1913 she returned to Java where she joined Atelier Kurkdjian. In 1917, the photographer became head of Atelier Lux, a photo studio in Garoet in East Java. In 1920 Thilly Weissenborn became owner of the Lux workshop.…

Condition: Good to Very good. A loose portfolio of 16 photogravures. Weissenborn was the first major female photographer of the Indies. She owned the Studio Lux in Garoet Java. Wear to the outer wraps, split to the spine. All 16 gravures in very good condition. Good to Very good Dimensions: 27 x 32cm.…