Indonesia Antique , Not Just Antique but Tell History: Brass Compass with Magnifying Glass

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Brass Compass with Magnifying Glass – Brass Compass

Brass Compass with Magnifying Glass – Brass Compass

Material: Brass

Diameter: 13.5 cm

Description: Compass is still functioning, less accuracy, for decoration and ornament

Price: Rp. 350,000 + Shipping

$38.67 + Shipping

Payment : Paypal

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Depok, West Java History

Depok is a city in West Java province, Indonesia on the western border of DKI Jakarta in the Jabodetabek metropolitan region. The "de" in Jabodetabek refers to Depok, while the word "depok" itself comes from Sundanese language meaning hermitage or abode of one living in seclusion.

In 18 May 1696, a former VOC officer Cornelis Chastelein bought the land with an area of 12,44 km2, 6.2% of area of today's Depok. Besides cultivating the area with industrial plants with the help of the locals, Mr Chastelein was also active in Zending mission to preach the teachings of Christianity to the indigenous Indonesians. To this end, he established a local congregation named De Eerste Protestante Organisatie van Christenen (DEPOC). Although the Sundanese name Depok, meaning hermitage or abode of one living in seclusion, was already in existence before the establishment of the congregation, some insist the acronym might have been the origin of the city's name.

Prior to his death, Mr Chastelein had written a will that freed the slave families of Depok and gave them pieces of his land, therefore converting slaves into landlords.

In 1871, the colonial government even gave Depok a special status allowing the area to form its own government and president. The ruling no longer stood after 1952, where the Depok presidency ceded its control of Depok to the Indonesian government except for a few areas.