Colonies of the European Powers - Holland, 1910 (colour litho)

The Dutch initially built up their colonial possessions initially in the 17th century via the Dutch East and West India Companies; by 1910 Holland was third in terms of size of colonies obtained by European powers and this illustration shows people and scenes from their possessions in Asia - Borneo, Java and Indonesia; from a series of collecting cards showing European empires published by Liebig to promote their meat extract products; Liebig's meat extract, manufactured in Uruguay by Fray Bentos, became by the late 19th century a staple food in European homes and was extensively used in World War II;