CrabPvander

Career

Collecting localities

Collections

Literature

Biographical data

Crab, P. van der

(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors)

career:

Was for the greater part of his official career in the Moluccas; since 1857 Assistant Resident of the Civil Service, at the disposal of the Governor of the Moluccas; in 1863 promoted to Resident of Ternate; the first Resident of Ambon, 1866-68; after expiry of European furlough he was to make an exploration tour to the W. and N. coasts of Dutch New Guinea; when the voyage was over, he was appointed Resident of Manado (N. Celebes); in 1874 he retired and returned to Holland.

Collecting localities:

Aroe Islands (1859 and 1860).-Tour through the Moluccas (Dec. 1860-Jan. 1861),¹ visiting successively: Banda, Ambon, S. Ceram, Batjan, Ternate and the Minahassa (N. Celebes).-Tour to the SW. coast of Dutch New Guinea, etc.:² E. Ceram, Goram and Ceram Laut Isls.- Dutch N. New Guinea: Dorei (Oct. 1863, July 1864, Oct. 1866).-Voyage in the ‘Dassoon’, 1871.³ To Dutch West and North New Guinea; cf. sub Teijsmann (detailed itiner., liter., etc.).

collections:

Herb. Bog. [BO]. In the course of time (1865-69) he forwarded some Moluccan plants to Buitenzorg, from Batjan etc.

literature:

(1) P. van der Crab: ‘De Moluksche eilanden. Reis van de G.G.Ch.F. Pahud door den Molukschen Archipel’ (Batavia 1862).
(2) P. van der Crab: ‘Reis naar de Zuidwestkust van Nieuw Guinea, de Goram- en Ceram Laut eilanden en oostelijk Ceram’ (Batavia 1864).
(3) cf. P.J.B.C. Robidé van der Aa: ‘Reizen naar Nederlandsch Nieuw-Guinea .... in de jaren 1871, 1872, 1875-76 . . .’ (’s-Gravenhage, 1879), p. 3-134.

biographical data:

cf. Robidé van der Aa l.c. sub 3, p. xi-xvi.

	Career Collecting localities Collections Literature Biographical data
	Crab, P. van der
	(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors)
	career: Was for the greater part of his official career in the Moluccas; since 1857 Assistant Resident of the Civil Service, at the disposal of the Governor of the Moluccas; in 1863 promoted to Resident of Ternate; the first Resident of Ambon, 1866-68; after expiry of European furlough he was to make an exploration tour to the W. and N. coasts of Dutch New Guinea; when the voyage was over, he was appointed Resident of Manado (N. Celebes); in 1874 he retired and returned to Holland.
	Collecting localities: Aroe Islands (1859 and 1860).-Tour through the Moluccas (Dec. 1860-Jan. 1861),¹ visiting successively: Banda, Ambon, S. Ceram, Batjan, Ternate and the Minahassa (N. Celebes).-Tour to the SW. coast of Dutch New Guinea, etc.:² E. Ceram, Goram and Ceram Laut Isls.- Dutch N. New Guinea: Dorei (Oct. 1863, July 1864, Oct. 1866).-Voyage in the ‘Dassoon’, 1871.³ To Dutch West and North New Guinea; cf. sub Teijsmann (detailed itiner., liter., etc.).
	collections: Herb. Bog. [BO]. In the course of time (1865-69) he forwarded some Moluccan plants to Buitenzorg, from Batjan etc.
	literature: (1) P. van der Crab: ‘De Moluksche eilanden. Reis van de G.G.Ch.F. Pahud door den Molukschen Archipel’ (Batavia 1862). (2) P. van der Crab: ‘Reis naar de Zuidwestkust van Nieuw Guinea, de Goram- en Ceram Laut eilanden en oostelijk Ceram’ (Batavia 1864). (3) cf. P.J.B.C. Robidé van der Aa: ‘Reizen naar Nederlandsch Nieuw-Guinea .... in de jaren 1871, 1872, 1875-76 . . .’ (’s-Gravenhage, 1879), p. 3-134.
	biographical data: cf. Robidé van der Aa l.c. sub 3, p. xi-xvi.