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Credit: Edo Widi Virgian, Ali Gunawan Sugiharto
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Local musical magazine publication from Salatiga in the 70's. Contains selection of western song scores and were very popular publication in learning to play guitars.

Mountains

Credit: Budi Elang Semeru

Sawahs by Salatiga

Credit: ArtValue

1957 painting by Basoeki Abdullah

Fort Salatiga

Credit: salatiga.nl

Another post of the Fort is here: T-Fort Salatiga.

"Het Gezigt van Salatiga Leggende op het Eyland Groot Yaava Aan de Noord Oost Zyde"

Translation:
"The sight of Salatiga, on the northeast side of Java Island.

The Restorer fortress with a watchtower over the gate, and a road to the fort where three people walking:

The fortress is a wooden belfry.
Right, a fenced area and a farmer leaning on a shovel.
Bottom left four huts.

Drawing of Salatiga in 1775 by Johannes Rach. The fort "The Restorer" was the origin of Salatiga.

From the following excerpt shows that the fort at The Revival Church Square was the former, now Bunderan, opposite the residence of the Resident Assistant and alongside the Indian church.

.. It's a nice place, by the road in two parts split, in which way are the houses with gardens. One can find a large square, which many good houses, which the Government House a few worth mentioning. It stretches residence of the Assistant-Resident, is a beautiful building and the back porch a beautiful sight on the Merbaboe. The fort The Restorer is in the midst of the place on the square, it's always all kinds of war needs. Before hetzelve are two guns. The occupation of a battalion is camped in bamboo barracks. In the middle of the square are a spice house and a flagpole at 17 'S. Br. and 110 ° 31' 0. L. Furthermore, it is a prison, a garrison hospital , a circuit court and a country council. Salatiga intended to stay, except to the Assistant-Resident, to the Regent, and other personnel. There is also a salt salesman established. The Samarangsche orphans and property room are an agency. The Public Health is the civilian health service and the superintendence of the vaccine ordered. Salatiga is a private estates school and beyond eeee private estates teacher for the French language, in Salatiga existing Javanese town has (1857) 46 members and is led by the missionary Samarang ...."

From: Geographical and Statistical Dictionary of the Dutch East Indies. Adapted from the latest and best intelligence with a preface by Prof. PJ Veth, Amsterdam, PN van Kampen 1869.

A Church in Salatiga

Credit: Tropenmuseum
Jhr. J.C. (Josias Cornelis) Rappard (Schilder)

COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Een kerk in Salatiga
Nederlands: Litho. Kleurenlitho naar een oorspronkelijke aquarel van Rappard. Een kerk in Salatiga

Tropenmuseum COLLECTION A church in Salatiga
Dutch: Litho. Color lithograph to an original watercolor by Rappard. A church in Salatiga

T Fort Salatiga

Credit: nationaalarchief.nl


Year 1750-1800
View of the Salatiga fort, with its watchtower over the entrance gate.
The fort has a wooden clocktower.
In the bottom left corner are four huts and a small walled area.

Cf. National Library of Indonesia, inv. nr. BG 14 and VL 29 and Rijksmuseum, inv. nr. NG-400-Q.

Merbabu-Merapi mountains clearly shown in the background.

Painting of Villages

Credit: Hessink.nl

Indonesisch dorp met figuren bij een vuurtje, op de achtergrond een meertje

Indonesian village with figures in a fire, a lake in the background

This particular painting seems to be located in Muncul-Ambarawa area. Taken from here.