The thesis examines the attempt of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) to establish a trading post on the mainland of China from 1660 to 1690. It tries to explain the reasons why the Dutch suspended...Show moreThe thesis examines the attempt of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) to establish a trading post on the mainland of China from 1660 to 1690. It tries to explain the reasons why the Dutch suspended their direct trade in 1690 to rely on foreign shipping, mainly carried out by Chinese junks. It considers political, economical and cultural impacts as well as the Dutch and Chinese/Manchu mentalities.Show less
In the Dutch East Indian period there was a lot of maritime activity in the Netherlands. Ships were built at the shipyards. These ships arrived and departed in the harbors and their cargo was...Show moreIn the Dutch East Indian period there was a lot of maritime activity in the Netherlands. Ships were built at the shipyards. These ships arrived and departed in the harbors and their cargo was collected and spread in the Netherlands. Nowadays we find a lot of maritime traces of that time. Not only in the cities which had a lot of maritime activity, but also in archaeological records. Only in the province Flevoland over 400 shipwrecks are known. Shipwrecks are timecapsules and they keep a lot of information secret. With archaeological research we try to understand the moment in past that was frozen in the particular shipwreck. What happened to the ship and why it’s a shipwreck? In this paper we zoom in at a shipwreck in the soil of Lelystad. In the past there were a couple of explorations and excavations. In the archives of the Cultural Heritage Agency the documentation is stored. Some researchers are of the opinion this shipwreck is a ship from the Dutch East India Company. With use of the archived documentation it is tried to get a more detailed view of this ship.Show less
