Society for the Promotion of the Physical Exploration of the Dutch Colonies
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The Society for the Promotion of the Physical Exploration of the Dutch Colonies (Dutch: Maatschappij ter Bevordering van het Natuurkundig Onderzoek der Nederlandsche Koloniën) was founded on 14 May 1890 in Amsterdam, with the mission of increasing the knowledge of the botany of the Dutch colonies.
This knowledge had applications both in pure science, as well as the fields of agriculture and industry. To that end, from the late 19th century to the eve of World War II, the Society equipped expeditions to explore Dutch overseas territories.
A number of famous classical and exploration trips to, among other Borneo
and Dutch New Guinea were developed by and under the auspices of the Society and the Indian Committee for Scientific Investigations
, a sister organisation in Batavia, Dutch East Indies
.
This knowledge had applications both in pure science, as well as the fields of agriculture and industry. To that end, from the late 19th century to the eve of World War II, the Society equipped expeditions to explore Dutch overseas territories.
A number of famous classical and exploration trips to, among other Borneo
Borneo
Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java Island, Indonesia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia....
and Dutch New Guinea were developed by and under the auspices of the Society and the Indian Committee for Scientific Investigations
Indian Committee for Scientific Investigations
Indies Committee for Scientific Investigations , founded in 1897 in Batavia, Dutch East Indies, with the mission of exploring the land and people of the East Indies, for the interests of agriculture and industry.The Committee gave opinions on scientific research, with special areas of geology,...
, a sister organisation in Batavia, Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies was a Dutch colony that became modern Indonesia following World War II. It was formed from the nationalised colonies of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Netherlands government in 1800....
.
Main expeditions
- 1899-1900 - The Siboga ExpeditionSiboga ExpeditionThe Siboga Expedition was a scientific Dutch zoological and hydrographical expedition to Indonesia from March 1899 to February 1900.The leader of the expedition was Max Carl Wilhelm Weber. Other members of the crew were his wife and algologist Anna Weber-van Bosse, the zoologist and first assistant...
of Max Weber - 1903 - The North New Guinea ExpeditionNorth New Guinea ExpeditionThe North New Guinea Expedition was a Dutch expedition to the still largely unknown north coast of Dutch New Guinea for the purposes of scientific exploration and to seek exploitable coal resources.-Literature:...
of A. Wichmann - 1907 - The First South New Guinea Expedition of H.A. LorentzHendrikus Albertus LorentzHendrikus Albertus Lorentz was a Dutch explorer in New Guinea and diplomat in South Africa....
- 1909-1910 - De Second South New Guinea Expedition of H.A. Lorentz
- 1912-1913 - De Third South New Guinea Expedition of A. Franssen Herderschee
- 1935-1936 - De Mimika ExpeditionMimika ExpeditionThe Mimika Expedition was a Dutch anthropological expedition to the western mountains of Central Dutch New Guinea to study the indigenous pygmy tribes.-Purpose of the expedition:...
of H.J.T. Bijlmer