More than 200 Years ago the Bik family left the Netherlands and crossed oceans to seek a new life in the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia.
It describes the adventures and tragedies of a Dutch. 250 Years IN OLD JAKARTA is for those who love Jakarta\'s history and are searching for its lost past.
Tanah Abang, the area of Batavia (now Jakarta) where they settled, is an intrinsic part of their story.
They were draughtsmen, artists, and government officials, and eventually wealthy landowners.
More than 200 Years ago the Bik family left the Netherlands and crossed oceans to seek a new life in the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia