1613 ⟶ Dutch East India Company Begins Operations in Timor

The Dutch East India Company makes its first forays into Tim...

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🚢 First Dutch Expedition Sails for the East Indies

First Dutch expedition to Indonesia sets sail for the East Indies with two hundred and forty-nine men and sixty-four cannons led by Cornelis de Houtman.⟶

ExplorationColonialismDutch East India CompanyMaritimeTradeSpice TradeMaritime History

Netherlands Indonesia

Indonesia

🚢 Second English East India Company Voyage Encounters VOC Hostility in Banda

A second English East India Company voyage commanded by Sir Henry Middleton reaches Ternate, Tidore, Ambon and Banda. Fierce VOC hostility is encountered in Banda thus beginning Anglo-Dutch competition for access to spices.⟶

Spice TradeEast India CompanyVOCColonialismMaritime TradeExplorationBanda Islands

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🚢 VOC Establishes Governor-General in Asia

The VOC appoints Pieter Both as its first Governor-General to enable firmer control of their affairs in Asia. Previously all business had (in theory) required the approval of the Heeren XVII, a group of seventeen shareholders in Amsterdam.⟶