1905 265 p., several figures (maps), 29 photographic plates, publisher’s half cloth (front cover with a stamp ‘’B’’). Half-title with library stamp and sligthly browned. Ex libris H.E. Driessen.The official eye-witness report by lieutenant Kempees, aide-de-camp of Van Daalen during the famous, careful prepared, expedition to Aceh, Sumatra. The expedition was successfull and Kempees's book is known for its accurate information. The expedition was carried out with such ruthlessness that public and parliamentary opinion turned against military policy in Aceh.