Daniël David Veth

Daniël David Veth, often referred to as D.D. Veth, (born February 17, 1850 in Amsterdam - died May 19, 1885 in South Africa) was a Dutch explorer and photographer.^[1] He was the son of Royal Netherlands Geographical Society chairman Pieter Johannes Veth. He studied engineering at technical colleges in Hanover and Stuttgart.^[2]

The geographical society organized an 1887-1889 expedition to Central Sumatra with the objective to map the Hari River Basin. It was led by Johannes Schouw Santvoort (Royal Dutch Navy) with Veth, Johannes François Snelleman (Zoologist) and Arend Ludolf van Hasselt (ethnographer) taking part. Veth was responsible for photographs and mapping. Snelleman wrote a book about the expedition.^[2]

Gallery

A penghulu chief
Portrait of an old woman from Alahanpandjang, Padang uplands
A Dubalang "field guard" village police member in an action pose
Man in Loeboekgadang
Girl in Napal Litjin
A group of women delivering platters of food

References

↑ Veth, Daniel David Biography Portal of the Netherlands
1 2 Photographer Daniel David Veth Sumatra (Daniel David Veth: Midden-Sumatra Photographie-Album (1877-1879) Luminous Lint

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