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Fuller, Literature Section, 14N-405, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02139-4307 9 Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis Group http:// taylo ra ndfra ncis.com THE JAVANESE TRAVELS OF PURWALELANA A NOBLEMAN'S ACCOUNT OF HIS JOURNEYS ACROSS THE ISLAND OF JAVA 1860—1875 Translated , with an introduction and notes, by JUDITH E. BOSNAK and FRANS X. KOOT First published 2020 for the Hakluyt Society by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2020 The Hakluyt Society The rights of Judith E. Bosnak and Frans X. Koot to be identified as authors of this work have been asserted by them in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. 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British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book has been requested ISBN: 978–0–367–53005–1 (hbk) ISBN: 978–1–003–08772–4 (ebk) Typeset in Garamond Premier Pro by Waveney Typesetters, Wymondham, Norfolk Routledge website: http://www.routledge.com Hakuyt Society website: http://www.hakluyt.com CONTENTS List of Maps and Illustrationsix Preface and Acknowledgements xii A Note on Illustrations xiv A Note on Edition, Translation and Orthography xvi Glossarxyix INTRODUCTION1 Indigenous Aristocracy and Colonial History5 The Author Candranegara and His Networks in a Hybrid World 11 Travel Bestows Authority 22 The Literary Background of The Travels 27 ACCOUNT OF THE TRAVELS OF RAD EN MAS ARYA PURWALELANA, VOLUME ON E Preface by the Person Who Made the Corrections to This Book 35 Preface by the Author 35 The First Journe y I From Salatiga to Semarang 39 II Semarang 41 III From Semarang to Batavia and Visit to Batavia 45 IV Bogor60 V The Priangan Residency 64 VI Ciamis and Cirebon 73 VII The Residencies of Tegal and Pekalongan, and back to Semarang 76 The Second Journe y I From Salatiga to Semarang and Surabaya 79 II Surabaya 82 III The Residency of Pasuruan 91 IV The Tengger Mountain Ridge (continued) and the Residency of Probolinggo 100 V The Residency of Besuki 106 VI Towards and in the Residency of Banyuwangi 112 VII From Sumberwaru back to Surabava, and the Regency of Moiokerto 115 VIII The Residency of Kediri 119 IX From Surabaya to Sedayu 126 X The Residency of Retnbang 128 XI The Residency of Jepara 133 XII The Regency of Demak, Residency of Semarang 142 THE TRAVELS OF RADEN MAS ARYA PURWALELANA, VOLUME TW O The Third Journe y I Surakarta 149 II The Regency of Pacitan and the Residency of Madiun 171 III From Surakarta to the Border of the Residency of Madiun 173 IV The Residency of Madiun 174 V The Residency of Rembang 178 VI The Regencies of Grobogan and Demak. The Residency of Semarang 183 The Fourth Journe y VII The Department of Ambarawa 193 VIII Mount Jambu and the Residency of Kedu 197 XI The Principality of Yogyakarta 215 APPENDICE S A. A Brief Summary of Pre-Nineteenth-Century Javanese History 227 B. Alun-Alun and Kraton 238 C. The Javanese Calendar 246 D. Colonial Administration in Java 248 E. Javanese Tides, Functions and Honorifics 250 F. The Javanese Language 252 G. Javanese Poetic Conventions 254 H. Weights and Measurements 255 I. Botanical Names 257 BIBLIOGRAPHY 259 INDE2X66 LIST OF MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS Maps MMaapp 11.. RReessiiddeennttiiaall bboouunnddaarriieess iinn JJaavvaa aatt tthhee ttiimmee ooff PPuurrwwaalleellaannaa'’ss ttrraavveellss 3366 MMaapp 22 FFiirrsstt jjoouurrnneeyy 38 38 MMaapp 33.. SSeeccoonndd jjoouurrnneeyy 80 80 MMaapp 44.. TThhiirrdd aanndd ffoouurrtthh jjoouurrnneeyyss 148 148 Colour Plates Frontispiece The Semeru volcano, a chromolithograph by J. C. Greive, jr, based on a painting by A Salm. 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