The Star Mountains expedition to Dutch New Guinea in 1959
Subtitle: personal experiences and impressions
By: B.O. van Zanten ; translated by Alice McCreary
Publisher: Uitgeverij Aspekt
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Soesterberg
Language: eng
Translated from: dut
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9789463382106
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Scientific expeditions; Mountains; Description and travel
Work titles: Sterrengebergte expeditie naar Nederlands Nieuw-Guinea in 1959
Description: In 1959 the Koninklijk Nederlands Aardrijkskundig Genootschap, together with the Rijksherbarium Leiden organised a multi-disciplinary expedition destined to explore the Star Mountains of what was then Dutch New-Guinea. This was the last area not yet under Dutch control or governance. Hardly anything was known about this area, it was even questionable whether there were actually human inhabitants. In this book you will find the personal experiences and impressions of the author, on how the modern world met people people who still lived in the stone age.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Translated from the Dutch.