vertoogen (English: “representations/diplomatic notes”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Diplomatic representations made by the Dutch for 2 years (1871-1873) after the Sumatra Treaty, trying to establish better relations with Atjeh before resorting to military intervention.
Translation
representations/diplomatic notes
Description
Diplomatic representations made by the Dutch for 2 years (1871-1873) after the Sumatra Treaty, trying to establish better relations with Atjeh before resorting to military intervention.
Significance
The term vertoogen is recorded by Jongejan as part of the cultural, administrative, or institutional vocabulary of Aceh.
See Also
Source
Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. 37.