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Batavia – Gereja Sion (The Portuguese Church)

Posted on June 15, 2022 by ianburnet

The Gereja Sion, built around 1693, is the oldest building in Jakarta that is still used for its original purpose and the Church’s massive columns and walls have allowed it to stand for over three hundred years. The site of … Continue reading →

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Joseph Conrad, a voyage to Mauritius

Posted on May 5, 2022 by ianburnet

In 1888 the barque Otago was commissioned to sail to Mauritius with general cargo and return with a cargo of sugar. As captain of the Otago, Joseph Conrad sought the permission of the owners to take the more difficult, but … Continue reading →

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Jan Poortenaar – An Artist in Java

Posted on April 4, 2022 by ianburnet

When first we conceived the plan of spending an undefined period in that “Somewhere East of Suez” , where the tropical East stretches an arm of land three thousand miles long towards Australia, we did it with the light-hearted cheerfulness … Continue reading →

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Book Review from the Joseph Conrad Society of America

Posted on February 28, 2022 by ianburnet

The following is an extract from a book review in Joseph Conrad Today a publication of the Joseph Conrad Society of America. Ian Burnet’s book, published this year, is a very welcome addition to a complex area of Conrad’s life … Continue reading →

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Pulau Kumba is erupting! – Part 2

Posted on February 8, 2022 by ianburnet

In 1849 the British naval ship, HMS Maeander, captained by Henry Keppel sailed from Singapore to Batavia (Jakarta) then to Australia, New Zealand and across to the Pacific coast of the United States. Pulau Kumba is located in the Flores … Continue reading →

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Joseph Conrad’s EASTERN VOYAGES – Book Review by Mark Heyward

Posted on January 23, 2022 by ianburnet

The title caught my eye immediately: Joseph Conrad’s Eastern Voyages, Tales of Singapore and an East Borneo River. The cover, with its image of sailing ships and steamships in Singapore whet my appetite for a bookish journey back to some … Continue reading →

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A French Voyage to the Spice Islands 1838

Posted on January 4, 2022 by ianburnet

From 1837 to 1840 the French vessels Astrolabe and Zellee commanded by Dumont d’Urville conducted a scientific expedition around the Pacific including a visit to the Moluccan Islands of Ternate, Ambon, Banda and Ceram. The official ship’s artist had died … Continue reading →

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The Tasman Map – IMCOS Book Review

Posted on December 6, 2021 by ianburnet

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The Wallace Line – Nature’s Great Divide – ABC TV November 30 at 9:30pm

Posted on November 29, 2021 by ianburnet

Australia Remastered returns to ABC in a 3 part series billed as Australia Remastered: Nature’s Great Divide. Australia and Asia are divided by a narrow strait that separates the Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok. Known as the Wallace line, it’s one of … Continue reading →

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Joseph Conrad’s EASTERN VOYAGES at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival

Posted on November 21, 2021 by ianburnet

I was recently invited to appear at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival. Moderated by Virania Munaf the session has now been posted on YouTube and to view please follow this link: https://www.ianburnetbooks.com

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