The Origins of the Dutch East India Company and the Rise of the Lowlanders' Maritime Empire
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"We will set out to find new and unseen lands."
This means you can stay in the land where you want to be
This means you can stay in the land where you want to be
No one would have thought that the life ambition of a Dutch teenager would lead to the rise of the Dutch East India Company, create a maritime empire for the lowlanders, and guide the historical destiny of a remote island in the East, thus writing the magnificent prehistory of Dutch rule in Taiwan.
The Origins of the Dutch East India Company and the Rise of the Lowlanders' Maritime Empire
This story begins with a group of people who launched an eighty-year-long war of independence against their colonial master, Spain, in order to fight for freedom of belief. This long war led to the establishment of the Dutch East India Company, which ultimately changed the history of Asia forever.
Between the ebb and flow of the tide, the heroes of the Age of Exploration rode the wind and sailed across half the globe, leaving their names in history. However, a hero of one nation is often a scourge to another nation.
The oppressed rise up in resistance, the corrupt fall, and history seems to follow a pattern. However, when the story ends, can we maintain our original sincerity? When the weak finally become strong, can we maintain our original intentions and be tolerant of different voices?
Between the ebb and flow of the tide, the heroes of the Age of Exploration rode the wind and sailed across half the globe, leaving their names in history. However, a hero of one nation is often a scourge to another nation.
The oppressed rise up in resistance, the corrupt fall, and history seems to follow a pattern. However, when the story ends, can we maintain our original sincerity? When the weak finally become strong, can we maintain our original intentions and be tolerant of different voices?
Highlights of this book
1. The only choice for Dutch fans and history buffs, fully presenting the past and present of the Dutch East India Company. The story of how the Dutch East India Company established its maritime empire through magnificent maritime expeditions before ruling Taiwan begins with this book.
2. This book includes many ancient maps, portraits, ships and buildings, as well as color pictures of the headquarters of the six major chambers of commerce today, with detailed explanations, revealing the origins of the Dutch adventurous voyage to the East.
3. This is the first Dutch adventure historical novel written by a Taiwanese author who collects and verifies historical data, conceives the plot and writes the story from a Taiwanese perspective, taking you back to the historical moment before the contact between the Netherlands and Taiwan.
4. Avant-garde Publishing House and the Dutch intelligence information platform "Oranje Express" have launched their first cross-border collaboration project!
2. This book includes many ancient maps, portraits, ships and buildings, as well as color pictures of the headquarters of the six major chambers of commerce today, with detailed explanations, revealing the origins of the Dutch adventurous voyage to the East.
3. This is the first Dutch adventure historical novel written by a Taiwanese author who collects and verifies historical data, conceives the plot and writes the story from a Taiwanese perspective, taking you back to the historical moment before the contact between the Netherlands and Taiwan.
4. Avant-garde Publishing House and the Dutch intelligence information platform "Oranje Express" have launched their first cross-border collaboration project!
I sincerely recommend
The best choice for Netherlands fans, history buffs and entrepreneurs! With its fascinating and exciting plot, reading the novel is like watching a movie. It allows you to easily understand the past and present of the Dutch East India Company and learn how the Dutch East India Company established a maritime empire through a magnificent journey before ruling Taiwan. The editorial team of Heshi also specially recommends this book to students who are in elementary school, junior high school and high school, so that they can embark on an adventure across half the world with the protagonists created by the author!
Recommended by historians
Chen Yaochang | Taiwan history novelist Zheng Weizhong | Assistant researcher at the Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica
Cheap Century of Empires | Popular Youtuber
Story: History for Everyone | Well-known Humanities and History Website
Cheap Century of Empires | Popular Youtuber
Story: History for Everyone | Well-known Humanities and History Website
About the Author
Kim Chang
Master of Finance from TIAS Business School, Netherlands
Co-founder of Rong Seng Labs, Columnist for Oranje Express
Zhang Kunjie is a young entrepreneur who studied in the Netherlands and after returning to China, he started running a technology business. He loves music and history. With the information he collected in the Netherlands and his interest in the history of Taiwan during the Dutch era, he wrote the prototype of "Oranje Express" on the "Oranje Express" platform.
In "The Dutch Ship Goes East", we can see how the Dutch over four hundred years ago overcame the international difficulties of the time and bravely blazed their own trail for the sake of their country. We also hope that Taiwan, which is also a small country and even an island with some historical roots, can reflect on and learn from the Dutch spirit of adventure through their history and experience.
Master of Finance from TIAS Business School, Netherlands
Co-founder of Rong Seng Labs, Columnist for Oranje Express
Zhang Kunjie is a young entrepreneur who studied in the Netherlands and after returning to China, he started running a technology business. He loves music and history. With the information he collected in the Netherlands and his interest in the history of Taiwan during the Dutch era, he wrote the prototype of "Oranje Express" on the "Oranje Express" platform.
In "The Dutch Ship Goes East", we can see how the Dutch over four hundred years ago overcame the international difficulties of the time and bravely blazed their own trail for the sake of their country. We also hope that Taiwan, which is also a small country and even an island with some historical roots, can reflect on and learn from the Dutch spirit of adventure through their history and experience.