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Admiral Matelieff's Singapore and Johor, 1606-1616
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Admiral Matelieff's Singapore and Johor, 1606-1616 Paperback - 2016

by Peter Borschberg (Editor)


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  • Title Admiral Matelieff's Singapore and Johor, 1606-1616
  • Author Peter Borschberg (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First edition
  • Pages 260
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher National University of Singapore Press, Singapore
  • Date 2016
  • ISBN 9789814722186 / 9814722189
  • Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 in (21.34 x 13.97 x 1.52 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General

About the author

Peter Borschberg is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and teaches history at the National University of Singapore. He is the editor of Journal, Memorials and Letters of Cornelis Matelieff de Jonge: Security, Diplomacy and Commerce in 17th-Century Southeast Asia, also published by the National University of Singapore Press.
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Admiral Matelieff's Singapore and Johor, 1606-1616

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Singapore.: NUS Press.. 2016.. 242pp, glossary, list of place names, bibliography, index. Paperback. "Few authors have as much to say about Singapore and Johor in the early 17th century as Cornelis Matelieff de Jonge (c.1570‒1632). This admiral of the Dutch East India Company sailed to Asia in 1605 and besieged Portuguese Melaka in 1606 with the help of Malay allies. A massive Portuguese armada arrived from Goa to fight the Dutch at sea, break the siege and relieve the Portuguese colony. During his Asian voyage and on his return to Europe in September 1608, Matelieff penned a series of letters and memorials in which he provided a candid assessment of trading opportunities and politics in Asia. He advised the VOC and leading government officials of the Dutch Republic to take a long term view of Dutch involvement in Asia and fundamentally change the way they were doing business there. Singapore, the Straits region, and Johor assumed a significant role in his overall assessment. At one stage he… Read More
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Singapore: NUS Press, 2016. First edition. Paperback. New. Admiral Cornelis Matelieff de Jonge led the Dutch attempt to dislodge the Portuguese from Melaka in 1606. The attempt failed, but during his time in the region Matelieff sent letters and reports home assessing future Dutch possibilities in the Malay Archipelago. This book contains excerpts of the admiral's writings on regional politics, the possibility of setting up a Dutch base in Singapore or Johor and general trading opportunities in the area. 242 pages with an index, contemporary maps and illustrations, a glossary, list of place names and a bibliography. Weight: 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia
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