George Windsor Earl was an English navigator, colonial administrator, and author of works on the Indonesian Archipelago. He coined the term 'Indu-nesian', later adopted as the name for Indonesia. The
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. Comprising between 13,000 and 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Jav
George Windsor Earl
…navigator, colonial administrator, and author of works on the Indonesian Archipelago. He coined the term 'Indu-nesian', later adopted as the name for Indonesia. The word's etymology derives from the Greek term 'nesos,' (νῆσος ) meaning 'island,' combined with 'India.' Earl was born in London in 1813. He travelled…
A prehistoric animal figure in the Lubang Jeriji Saléh cave, estimated to be more than 40,000 years old.
An 1835 painting of the submission of Prince Diponegoro to General De Kock at the end of the Java War in 1830
Indonesian nationalists riding through the streets, November 1945
Damage following the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Banda Aceh, January 2005