Abstract
Early Dutch Exploits in the Western Archipelago of the Indies: In Praise of Equal Partnerships
Highlights
IntroductionThere runs a support line, so to speak, in Dutch attitude towards the region’s important ports, in the early decades of the 17th century
There runs a support line, so to speak, in Dutch attitude towards the region’s important ports, in the early decades of the 17th century. It was a conduct strategy, inspired by the events following the violence against the Zeeland fleet in Aceh in 1598
The building and breakdown of relations, that formed and informed their concerns, are the focus of this paper, which is based on a close examination of the extant primary sources
Summary
There runs a support line, so to speak, in Dutch attitude towards the region’s important ports, in the early decades of the 17th century. It was a conduct strategy, inspired by the events following the violence against the Zeeland fleet in Aceh in 1598. The ideas put forward at that crucial period of the encounters, hint at a long-term perspective, a meaningful constant in Dutch policy with regard to their presence in the region. I do not use theoretical methods in assessing the developments, but move towards “an idea of all things transitoriness in history”, as worded by the Dutch historian, Meilink-Roelofsz (1962, 30)
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