1599 ⟶ Van Neck Expedition Returns with High Profit

The van Neck expedition returns to Europe. The expedition ma...
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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.⟶
First Dutch Expedition Sails for the East Indies (1595)
ExplorationColonialismDutch East India CompanyMaritimeTradeSpice TradeMaritime History
NetherlandsNetherlandsIndonesiaIndonesia

🚢 Houtman's Spice Expedition Returns to Netherlands, Yielding Profit

Cornelis de Houtman's expedition returns to the Netherlands with enough spices to make a considerable profit.⟶
ExplorationSpice TradeDutch East India CompanyColonialismEconomicsEuropean ExplorationAge of DiscoveryMaritime TradeGlobalization
NetherlandsNetherlandsIndonesiaIndonesia

🚢 Dutch Fleets Depart for Indonesia, Generating Profits

More Dutch fleets leave for Indonesia and most are profitable.Edo period screen depicting the Battle of Sekigahara⟶
Dutch Fleets Depart for Indonesia, Generating Profits (1598)
Dutch East India CompanyTradeExplorationColonialismDutch Golden AgeSpice TradeEast IndiesMaritime Trade
NetherlandsNetherlandsIndonesiaIndonesia

💰 Van Neck Expedition Returns with High Profit

The van Neck expedition returns to Europe. The expedition makes a 400 per cent profit. (to 1600)⟶
ExplorationTradeDutch East India CompanyMaritime HistoryDutch Golden AgeSpice TradeEast India CompanyMaritime TradeColonialism
NetherlandsNetherlandsIndonesiaIndonesia

🚢 Dutch Fleet Reaches the Spice Islands

March, Leaving Europe the previous year, a fleet of eight ships under Jacob van Neck was the first Dutch fleet to reach the ‘Spice Islands’ of Maluku.⟶
Dutch Fleet Reaches the Spice Islands (1599)
Dutch East India CompanyExplorationSpice TradeMaritime HistoryMaluku IslandsAge of ExplorationColonialismMercantilism
NetherlandsNetherlandsIndonesiaIndonesia

🚢 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.⟶
VOC Establishes Governor-General in Asia (1610)
Dutch East India CompanyVOCColonialismTradeGlobalizationMercantilism
NetherlandsNetherlandsIndonesiaIndonesia