Atjeh en de Atjehers, twee jaren blokkade op Sumatra’s Noord-oost-kust (Leiden, 1877) by J. A. Kruyt was account of Dutch naval blockade east coast Atjeh 1873-1875 aboard warship Timor.
Content relevant to Atjeh
Provides earliest systematic European data on pepper cultivation: garden 5,000 trees yield 5 kojang = 1,100 picol 3-4 men half produce local market price collection called seuneubò (wrote “seleboe”). Estimated annual export east coast 5,000-6,000 kojang at Penang 200-250 pilaardollars per kojang August 1873 earlier 90.
Provides discovery description petroleum near Rantau Pandjang May 1875 officers Timor led by Atjeh heads: fenced source wooden collection tank lid, skimmed twice daily pisang leaf buckets hole water away hollow bamboo transport back to Rantau Pandjang sale almost 6 dollar picol head monthly income 200 dollars besides three sources stones granite quartz quartzite conglomerate siliceous sandstone.
Also noted silver presentation gifts: Prince Edi silver coffee service, another gold watch, third silver rice dish, later echoed in Peudawa Rajeu gift 1875 to Teukoe Habib Moehamat bin Sajet Oesoeir.
Kruyt’s mention of Sekoetji vs Blang Sekotji name issue, and of Batoe Sawar? etc.
Use by Broersma
Broersma cites Kruyt extensively for pepper figures (pp.27-29), petroleum (33-34), historical gifts (39), Samoedra encounter description of mbaharadja Lho Seumawe as rough savage (55-56).
See Also
Source
Atjeh als land voor handel en bedrijf, by Dr. R. Broersma, Gebrs. Cohen, Utrecht, 1925, pp. 27-29, 33-34, 39, 55-56, with full citation Atjeh en de Atjehers, twee jaren blokkade op Sumatra’s Noord-oost-kust. Leiden 1877.