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The Return to Amsterdam of the Second Expedition to the East Indies
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Under the command of Jacob Cornelisz van Neck, eight Dutch ships set sail to the Indonesian Archipelago in 1598. The first four returned from Bantam (Java) a year later, on 19 July 1599. The other ships had sailed on to the Moluccas (Maluku Islands). They too returned, laden with nutmeg, mace and cloves.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe terugkomst in Amsterdam van de tweede expeditie naar Oost-Indië. 1599. Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
