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Governor-General Jan Pietersz Coen
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Governor-General Jan Pietersz Coen

anonymous · 1620 - 1675 · panel; oil paint (paint)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Coen, governor general of the Dutch East Indies, took the first steps towards creating a colonial empire with the foundation of Batavia in 1619. His pursuit of overseas land ownership went against the wishes of the Dutch East India Company’s directors, who were interested solely in establishing trading posts. Coen used violent military force in the process. For instance, he exterminated the population of the Banda Islands (part of the Moluccas) to obtain the monopoly on nutmeg.

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paintingJan Pietersz. CoenVerenigde Oostindische Compagniecolonial governorhistorical personsBatavia
Credit lineGouverneur-generaal Jan Pietersz Coen. 1620 - 1675. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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