Soerabaja 1900-1950: Havens, marine, stadsbeeld, port, navy townscape

The luxurious cover describes the twilight at Oedjoeng, with the Tandjoengperak Harbor Office on the far side of the Kali Mas, about 1935. Soerabaja, as the name of the former Netherlands East Indies' second-largest city, principal port and naval base is nowadays spelt, has a fascinating history. The book opens with an overview of Soerabaja’s urban development from the early colonial peri…