In 1843 Henry Keppel captain of S. M. S. Dido and James Brooke the new Rajah of Sawarak
meet in Singapore. When Keppel learns from Brooks about the serious problem of piracy in
Malaysia he decides to follow him to Borneo and to help his new friend to take actions against
pirates. In his travel diary for the years 1843 to 1846 Keppel describes Brooke's campaign
against piracy and his own role in solving the conflicts. The focus of his journal however is
rather on the description of Borneo. Keppel gives the reader his impressions of the island and
its people and local customs. His report is supplemented by a portrayal of James Brookes based
on extracts from Brooke's own journal. Reprint of the original edition from 1846.
