The First Dutch Expedition to the East Indies was an expedition that took place from 1595 to 1597 to the region that is now Indonesia. It was instrumental in opening up the East Indies spice trade to
The fleet of Cornelis de Houtman.
Shooting on the city of Bantam and attack of the prahus.
Wall painting La réception de Cornelis de Houtman a Java en 1595 by Paulides in the Dutch pavilion at the Colonial World Exhibition in Paris. Photo KIT.
Nicolaes Visscher Indiae Orientalis
Company rule in the Dutch East Indies began when the Dutch East India Company appointed the first governor-general of the Dutch East Indies in 1610, and ended in 1800 when the bankrupt company was dis
First Dutch Expedition to the East Indies
…1601 East India Company Voyage Dutch East India Company in Indonesia…
Batavia built in what is now Jakarta, 1682
View of the Island and the City of Batavia Belonging to the Dutch, for the India Company
A 1735 Dutch East India Company Duit