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G. Kolff & Co.

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Publishing house and book shop in the Dutch-Indies

G. Kolff & Co., was a firm specializing in bookselling, publishing and printing based in Batavia (now Jakarta). The firm was one of the first booksellers to open in Batavia, the other (and probably the oldest) was Lange & Co.2 It was founded by Gualtherus Johannes Cornelis Kolff.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1848Founded1
  • HeadquartersBatavia1
  • Legal formnaamloze vennootschap1

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Groet uit Batavia . Gebouw van uitgeverij Kolff en het Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad, KITLV 1407276
Photo: Anonymous Unknown author, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

G. Kolff & Co., was a firm specializing in bookselling, publishing and printing based in Batavia (now Jakarta). The firm was one of the first booksellers to open in Batavia, the other (and probably the oldest) was Lange & Co.2

The story

Founded by Gualtherus Johannes Cornelis Kolff in 1848.1

Leadership

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Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Van Haren Noman & Kolff1

Timeline

  1. 1848Founded Founded1

Sources

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