Sketches in Borneo. Kini Balu, or the Chinese Widow, 13,000 feet high./Kimanis River, near Labuan Island /Gaya Bay.

Title

Sketches in Borneo. Kini Balu, or the Chinese Widow, 13,000 feet high./Kimanis River, near Labuan Island /Gaya Bay.

Description

Three illustrations on one sheet. Top Mount Kinabalu on Borneo, the highest mountain in Malaysia. Centre the Kimanis River, near Labuan Island. Bottom View of Gaya Bay on Gaya Island with offshore ships.

c. 1881

Artist

Anonymus

Historical Description

From the 15th to the 17th century, parts of Borneo were ruled by the Malay Sultanate of Brunei. Then the northern part of the island was controlled by the Malay Sultanate of Sulu (1473-1899), later the North Borneo Chartered Company gained power. The areas that belonged to the Sultanate of Brunei came under the rule of the British Brooke dynasty as Sarawak.In the early 19th century, British and Dutch colonists made an agreement according to which they exchanged trading ports for one another. The eastern part of Borneo became a Dutch colony, the western part came under British rule. China then established trade with Borneo, sometimes deep inland.