Dutch reactions to the Krakatau eruption, a paper based upon some 19th century publications and upon archival material such as the series "mailreports" originating from the Dutch Ministry of Colonies and some private letters and reports. It presents a description of personal experiences of cye-witnesses, Dutch government regulations in connection with the Krakatau events, charity, and in an imp…
When Krakatau was erupted at 10.02, Sunday morning, 27 August, 1883, 36.417 people were killed by one of the greatest volcanic eruption that ever happened on earth. The victims were not only suffered by the pyroclastics of Krakatau but also swept by tsunami which had drawn 297 Desas (a small administrative u- nit of human settlement). Of the 297 Desas, 165 of them were completely vanished from …