Twee Zeeuwse forten. Van der Dussen en Ghijsseling, de forten van twee Zeeuwse kooplieden op Brasielsche kust
In the seventeenth century European expansion extended to foreign coasts all over the world. From icy seas to palm-shaded beaches discoveries were made, settlements arose and military actions were undertaken, when necessary - and obviously this always seemed to be the case. The Dutch followed the tr...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:424d4035c8134335b5d3133b674cfd2f 2023-05-15T13:41:07+02:00 Twee Zeeuwse forten. Van der Dussen en Ghijsseling, de forten van twee Zeeuwse kooplieden op Brasielsche kust Two Zeeuwse forks. Van der Dussen and Ghijsseling, the fortresses of two Zeeuwse merchants on the coast of Brasielsche Hannedea C. van Nederveen Meerkerk 2002-10-01 https://doi.org/10.7480/knob.101.2002.5.312 https://doaj.org/article/424d4035c8134335b5d3133b674cfd2f en nl eng dut KNOB 0166-0470 2589-3343 doi:10.7480/knob.101.2002.5.312 https://doaj.org/article/424d4035c8134335b5d3133b674cfd2f undefined Bulletin KNOB, Pp 142-149 (2002) hist Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2002 fttriple https://doi.org/10.7480/knob.101.2002.5.312 2023-01-22T18:05:49Z In the seventeenth century European expansion extended to foreign coasts all over the world. From icy seas to palm-shaded beaches discoveries were made, settlements arose and military actions were undertaken, when necessary - and obviously this always seemed to be the case. The Dutch followed the trend of the times, exploring the Asian, African and American continents, even as far as Antarctic and Australian regions. After the rise and fall of a handful of private companies, the East India Company for trade and commerce in the Far East (VOC, 1602) and the West India Company for the same purpose in the Americas (WIC, 1621) were founded. By that time important aims were the defense of the Republic's international position during the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) and their own Eighty Years' War with Spain (1568-1648). In their battle against Portugal as part of the Spanish crown and a strong Roman Catholic ally opposing the revolting Calvinist Low Countries, the Dutch invaded the Northeast of Brazil in 1630, after a badly prepared adventure, which did not even last a year, in Sao Salvador da Bahia in 1624. If this rich sugar country could be conquered, this would greatly damage the Iberian nations. And in fact, the successfully accomplished invasion by the Dutch admiral Lonck and commander Van Waerdenburgh in Pernambuco near the capital Olinda turned out to be the start of a large strategic and economic power. Establishing their position, the Dutch built a fair amount of fortresses and military constructions all along the coast of 'Dutch Brazil'. In 1999 the Archaeological Identification Mission, consisting of drs O.F. Hefting and the author, reported to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sciences, on the then discovered remains of twelve locations, among which those of Fort van der Dussen and Fort Ghijsseling. This article deals with the history of these two fortresses, erected by two merchants from the Province of Zeeland, in the fertile region of sugar plantations ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Unknown Antarctic Kust ENVELOPE(157.003,157.003,61.636,61.636) |
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In the seventeenth century European expansion extended to foreign coasts all over the world. From icy seas to palm-shaded beaches discoveries were made, settlements arose and military actions were undertaken, when necessary - and obviously this always seemed to be the case. The Dutch followed the trend of the times, exploring the Asian, African and American continents, even as far as Antarctic and Australian regions. After the rise and fall of a handful of private companies, the East India Company for trade and commerce in the Far East (VOC, 1602) and the West India Company for the same purpose in the Americas (WIC, 1621) were founded. By that time important aims were the defense of the Republic's international position during the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) and their own Eighty Years' War with Spain (1568-1648). In their battle against Portugal as part of the Spanish crown and a strong Roman Catholic ally opposing the revolting Calvinist Low Countries, the Dutch invaded the Northeast of Brazil in 1630, after a badly prepared adventure, which did not even last a year, in Sao Salvador da Bahia in 1624. If this rich sugar country could be conquered, this would greatly damage the Iberian nations. And in fact, the successfully accomplished invasion by the Dutch admiral Lonck and commander Van Waerdenburgh in Pernambuco near the capital Olinda turned out to be the start of a large strategic and economic power. Establishing their position, the Dutch built a fair amount of fortresses and military constructions all along the coast of 'Dutch Brazil'. In 1999 the Archaeological Identification Mission, consisting of drs O.F. Hefting and the author, reported to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sciences, on the then discovered remains of twelve locations, among which those of Fort van der Dussen and Fort Ghijsseling. This article deals with the history of these two fortresses, erected by two merchants from the Province of Zeeland, in the fertile region of sugar plantations ... |
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Twee Zeeuwse forten. Van der Dussen en Ghijsseling, de forten van twee Zeeuwse kooplieden op Brasielsche kust |
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Twee Zeeuwse forten. Van der Dussen en Ghijsseling, de forten van twee Zeeuwse kooplieden op Brasielsche kust |
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Twee Zeeuwse forten. Van der Dussen en Ghijsseling, de forten van twee Zeeuwse kooplieden op Brasielsche kust |
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Twee Zeeuwse forten. Van der Dussen en Ghijsseling, de forten van twee Zeeuwse kooplieden op Brasielsche kust |
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Twee Zeeuwse forten. Van der Dussen en Ghijsseling, de forten van twee Zeeuwse kooplieden op Brasielsche kust |
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