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MATELIEF DE JONGE, Cornelis. - Machtsstrijd om Malakka. De reis van VOC-admiraal Cornelis Cornelisz. Matelief naar Oost-Azië, 1605-1608. Bezorgd en ingeleid door Leo Akveld.

Title: Machtsstrijd om Malakka. De reis van VOC-admiraal Cornelis Cornelisz. Matelief naar Oost-Azië, 1605-1608. Bezorgd en ingeleid door Leo Akveld.
Description: Zutphen, Walburg Pers, 2013. Cloth, with dust-jacket. With illustrations. 397 pp. Linschoten-Vereeniging CXII. - 'Matelief's fleet of eleven ships left Texel on May 12, 1605. From April 30 until August 24, 1606, he besieged Malacca in league with the sultan of Johore. He won two impressive naval victories over the Portuguese during this time. After he divided his fleet on January 6, 1607, Matelief visited Bantam, Jakatra, Amboina, and Ternate, where he built a fort, and the China coast, where he attempted to negotiate a trade agreement. His journal is well written and exceedingly rich in details' (Lach & Kley, III, p.468).

Keywords: Asia Linschoten Vereeniging Malaysia VOC Dutch East India Company

Price: EUR 44.00 = appr. US$ 47.82 Seller: Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books (NVvA/ILAB)
- Book number: 33340