VISUAL OPERASI MENGHAPUS SERANGAN LANUN DI NUSANTARA DARI LAPORAN THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, 1845-1872
Abstract: The Malay
Archipelago in Southeast Asia comprising islands rich in natural resources was
the main reason for its significance in the commercial trade lane via sea
routes inAsia. These bustling sea activities led to attacks on ships and
seizures of goods by pirates. Various measures were carried out by the colonial
outhorities against the pirates in the hope of destroying them and reviving the
thriving commercial activities. In order to protect the political and economic
interests of the ruling party/government then, the gruesome activities of the
pirates had to be reported to all parties. Such As, The Illustrated London News
(ILN) took several initiatives to report on the development and steps taken to
battle pirate attacks and activities of the British in their colonies, especially
in Southeast Asia. Each report was enclosed with visual prints related to the incidents.
These include efforts to eliminate the pirates in the Borneo Island, especially
in Sabah and Sarawak and also the Sulu archipelago.
Penulis: Azian Tahir, Arba’iyah
Mohd Noor
Kode Jurnal: jpsejarah&umumdd130173
