The Cradle of ColonialismHow the Dutch initiated colonialism in Southeast Asia. |
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... reached ; all that seemed to be in- volved was to sail north and then east . At no time had the Dutch seriously considered a northwest passage . Henry Hudson's voy- age is not really an exception , because the English navigator had reached ...
... reached ; all that seemed to be in- volved was to sail north and then east . At no time had the Dutch seriously considered a northwest passage . Henry Hudson's voy- age is not really an exception , because the English navigator had reached ...
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... reached Amsterdam in July 1599 , after a speedy and uneventful voyage . The whole round trip had been made in 141⁄2 months , just about half the time it had taken Houtman . They were received with great fanfare when it became known that ...
... reached Amsterdam in July 1599 , after a speedy and uneventful voyage . The whole round trip had been made in 141⁄2 months , just about half the time it had taken Houtman . They were received with great fanfare when it became known that ...
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... reached the Moluc- cas , but this luck became disaster when it foundered on the coast of Ternate . Van Noort kept cruising northward along the coast , taking his booty where he could . He captured a small Spanish ship , and the two ...
... reached the Moluc- cas , but this luck became disaster when it foundered on the coast of Ternate . Van Noort kept cruising northward along the coast , taking his booty where he could . He captured a small Spanish ship , and the two ...
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The Land and the People | 3 |
The Sea | 8 |
The Sea Lanes Become Longer | 16 |
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