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Abstract

At the end of the nineteenth century until the beginning of the twentieth century, International tourists have begun visiting the Dutch East Indies and Malaya. Therefore, guidebooks about the Dutch East Indies and Malaya were published for travellers and tourists. Using the historical method, this article discusses which information, how and why the information presented in the early tourist guidebooks. The result shows that the guidebooks provide various information not only about the objects that can be visited, but also about natural scenery, peoples, culinary, flora, fauna, and customs in the regions. They presented in a long narrative and practical text with illustrations. The illustrations in the Indies’ tourist guidebooks are more varied and accentuate nature and culture compared to Malaya’s guidebooks. Both of them presented exotics objects with the aim to attract western tourists in particular.

Bahasa Abstract

Pada akhir abad ke-19 hingga awal abad ke-20, Hindia Belanda dan Malaya mulai dikunjungi oleh wisatawan dari luar negeri. Oleh karena itu, diterbitkan buku panduan tentang Hindia Belanda dan Malaya bagi para traveller dan wisatawan. Dengan menggunakan metode historis, artikel ini membahas informasi apa, bagaimana, dan mengapa disajikan dalam buku panduan wisata pada masa awal pariwisata. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa buku panduan memberikan berbagai informasi yang tidak hanya tentang objek yang dapat dikunjungi, tetapi juga tentang pemandangan alam, masyarakat, kuliner, flora, fauna, dan adat di berbagai wilayah itu. Informasi disajikan dalam bentuk narasi panjang dan teks praktis dilengkapi dengan ilustrasi. Ilustrasi dalam buku panduan wisata Hindia Belanda lebih bervariasi dan menonjolkan alam dan budaya dibandingkan buku panduan Malaya. Baik buku panduan wisata Hindia Belanda maupun Malaya sama-sama mempresentasikan objek eksotis dengan tujuan untuk menarik wisatawan Barat.

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