Recto: Barlow is transferred to the Dutch ship the CASTLE OF LIYD, which is to return to Holland. He describes Batavia, which is forcefully ruled by the Dutch. Verso: Batavia..
Page 179 and 180 of Edward Barlow's journal.
Page 179 (recto): Barlow is transferred to the Dutch Admiral ship, the CASTLE OF LIYD, which is to return to Holland. Barlow describes the city of Batavia, the chief port of the Dutch in the East Indies. The Dutch are hated in Java, but have a strong hold on the country. Junks come from China and Japan to trade with the Dutch, who sell their worn out ships to the Chinese.
Page 180 (verso): Batavia, capital of the Dutch East Indies. The area corresponds to present-day Jakarta.
Page 179 (recto): Barlow is transferred to the Dutch Admiral ship, the CASTLE OF LIYD, which is to return to Holland. Barlow describes the city of Batavia, the chief port of the Dutch in the East Indies. The Dutch are hated in Java, but have a strong hold on the country. Junks come from China and Japan to trade with the Dutch, who sell their worn out ships to the Chinese.
Page 180 (verso): Batavia, capital of the Dutch East Indies. The area corresponds to present-day Jakarta.
Record Details
Item reference: | JOD/4/179-180 |
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Catalogue Section: | Manuscript volumes acquired singly by the Museum |
Level: | ITEM |
Extent: | 1 page |
Date made: | 1674 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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