The Cradle of ColonialismHow the Dutch initiated colonialism in Southeast Asia. |
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Page 157
... learned that the Portuguese had been allowed to escape carrying his son with them . This event , added to the incident of the cows , was soon to have a bloody ending . At first the inscrutable potentate acted as if nothing had hap ...
... learned that the Portuguese had been allowed to escape carrying his son with them . This event , added to the incident of the cows , was soon to have a bloody ending . At first the inscrutable potentate acted as if nothing had hap ...
Page 169
... learned the news when he re- turned to Bantam after his fruitless journey to the China coast . Being a man of good judgment , he realized that this was only a temporary relief , and that the situation in the Moluccas remained precarious ...
... learned the news when he re- turned to Bantam after his fruitless journey to the China coast . Being a man of good judgment , he realized that this was only a temporary relief , and that the situation in the Moluccas remained precarious ...
Page 390
... learned there about the actual state of affairs at Djakarta . Plagued by doldrums and adverse winds , Coen did not arrive at Japara until the middle of May . He learned to his satisfaction that the fort was still held by the Dutch and ...
... learned there about the actual state of affairs at Djakarta . Plagued by doldrums and adverse winds , Coen did not arrive at Japara until the middle of May . He learned to his satisfaction that the fort was still held by the Dutch and ...
Contents
The Land and the People | 3 |
The Sea | 8 |
The Sea Lanes Become Longer | 16 |
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