Lot 936
936
TISSOT VAN PATOT -- COLLECTION of c. 50 small drawings in ink and pencil and some documents by naval officer John Tissot van Patot (1871-1948), i.a. active in the Aceh War, including 2 'maps' drawn by hand: "Lombok. Schetskaartje van het oorlogsterrein omtrent 1 November 1894. Schaal 1:40.000" w. explication in ms. and "Schets van Groot-Atjeh". All between 1893-1920. In archive folder w. cords. (Filing holes in all documents).
Contains - often rather touching - drawings: everyday life in Indonesia, personal drawings, maritime scenes/boats at sea. With annotations by a later hand in ballpoint pen. Tissot van Patot married Johanna Emilia van Oldenbarneveld Tullingh on 28 April 1897 (2 autoportraits of the couple in pencil present). Tissot van Patot was, among other things, temporarily acting commander of the Navy in the Dutch East Indies in 1923.€ 200
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