Illustration
A Swiss plantation in the Dutch East Indies bought in 1881 by Karl Krüsi (1855–1925) and named after Mary, his wife. In 1893, he sold it for a fortune and built the Villa Sumatra Zurich’s Sumatrastrasse.
Manager House in Deli, Karl Krüsi, Sumatra, 1885
Copyright: Swiss National Museum
From the Swiss Global Entanglements exhibiton at the National Museum Zurich from 13.9.2024 - 19.1.2025.
Copyright: Swiss National Museum. Used with permission (Press release).
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