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Willem Verstegen
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Willem Verstegen was a merchant in service of the Dutch East India Company and chief trader of factory in Dejima.
Tokugawa Iemitsu
Tokugawa Iemitsu
View of Fort Zeelandia in Tainan, Taiwan, c. 1635
View of Fort Zeelandia in Tainan, Taiwan, c. 1635
Walls, moat, and watchtower of Edo Castle (1868)
Walls, moat, and watchtower of Edo Castle (1868)
VOC opperhoofden in Japan
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VOC opperhoofden in Japan were the chief traders of the Dutch East India Company in Japan during the period of the Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the Edo period.
The "trade pass" (Dutch: handelspas) issued in the name of Tokugawa Ieyasu. The text commands: "Dutch ships are allowed to travel to Japan, and they c
The "trade pass" (Dutch: handelspas) issued in the name of Tokugawa Ieyasu. The text commands: "Dutch ships are allowed to travel to Japan, and they can disembark on any coast, without any reserve. From now on this regulation must be observed, and the Dutch left free to sail where they want throughout Japan. No offenses to them will be allowed, such as on previous occasions" – dated August 24, 1609 (Keichō 14, 25th day of the 6th month); n.b., the
View of VOC compound at Hirado island – west coast of Kyūshū – engraving, circa 1669
View of VOC compound at Hirado island – west coast of Kyūshū – engraving, circa 1669
An imagined bird's-eye view of Dejima's layout and structures. Note the island's fan-shape. Japanese wood-block print made by Toshimaya Bunjiemon in 1
An imagined bird's-eye view of Dejima's layout and structures. Note the island's fan-shape. Japanese wood-block print made by Toshimaya Bunjiemon in 1780.
Hendrik Doeff and a Balinese servant in Dejima, Japanese painting
Hendrik Doeff and a Balinese servant in Dejima, Japanese painting