Gezicht op plantage met Europese man, Langkat Sumatra c. 1890 - 1900

This photograph, "Gezicht op plantage met Europese man, Langkat Sumatra", taken by Heinrich Ernst & Co. circa 1890-1900, offers a glimpse into the colonial landscape of Sumatra. The image depicts a plantation with a European man standing in the foreground, surrounded by rows of trees, likely rubber or coffee, common crops in colonial Sumatra. The photograph offers insight into the colonial enterprise of Dutch Indonesia, capturing the scale of the plantation and the presence of European supervision. The photograph's stark realism and attention to detail make it a valuable historical document of colonial life in Southeast Asia.