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Today in History – Hendrick Hamel, the Sparrow Hawk and the Hermit Kingdom

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Rick Spilman

On August 15th, 1653, the Dutch East India Company ship, Sperwer (Sparrow Hawk), was shipwrecked on Jeju Island off the southern coast of Korea.  Thirty six of the sixty four crew survived. One of the survivors was the ship’s book keeper, Hendrick … Continue reading →

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On this day in History – the Birth of the Dutch East India Company

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Rick Spilman

On March 20th, 1602 the Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, the VOC, or in English, the United Dutch East India Company was established as a chartered company.   It would dominate European trade with Asia for almost 200 years. Dutch East India Company

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