Jan Pieterszoon Coen was a Dutch naval officer of the Dutch East India Company in the early 17th century, serving two terms as governor-general of the Dutch East Indies. He was the founder of Batavia,
Portrait by Jacob Waben
Monument to Coen in Hoorn
Explanatory text placed in 2012 on the pedestal of the Hoorn statue
Statue for Coen in Batavia
The United East India Company, commonly known as the Dutch East India Company, was a chartered trading company and one of the first joint-stock companies in the world. Established on 20 March 1602 by
Jan Pieterszoon Coen
…Jan Pieterszoon Coen (Dutch pronunciation: ; 8 January 1587 – 21 September 1629) was a Dutch naval officer of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in the early 17th century, serving two terms as governor-general of the Dutch East Indies. He was the founder of Batavia, capital of the Dutch…
The United East India Company was the brainchild of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, the leading statesman of the Dutch Republic.
The stock exchange of Hendrick de Keyser
A 17th-century plaque to the [Dutch] United East India Company, the VOC, in Hoorn
The return of the second Asia expedition of Jacob van Neck in 1599 by Cornelis Vroom