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Caricature on the conservative government system in Java, 1862
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Caricature on the conservative government system in Java, 1862

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans · 1862 · lithography; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Satirical print on the conservative government system and re-services (Adat) in Java. A Dutch milkman with a milk cow (Java) whose legs are tied. Plate published in the weekly De Nederlandsche Spectator, no. 11, 15 March 1862.

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cartoonprintcowdairy productsJava
Credit lineSpotprent op het conservatieve regeringsstelsel in Java, 1862. 1862. Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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