Java. Government House, Britenzorg [Buitenzorg]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
General view of Government House in Buitenzorg with the garden in foreground. Buitenzorg was visited by the compiler of this album between 5th and 7th February, 1879.
View looking through a wrought-iron gate and across the lawn towards the pedimented facade of 8 Middleton Street, home of the Sassoon family. A note by Sybil Sassoon records that the gate was designed by Ralph Sassoon.
View looking through a wrought-iron gate and across the lawn towards the pedimented facade of 8 Middleton Street, home of the Sassoon family: similar to print 2, but slightly more distant and giving a fuller view of the gate and house.