Lecture 5. Amsterdam and the Dutch East India Company

The lecture traces the founding of the Dutch East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie; VOC) in Amsterdam and the associated invention of capitalism. At the beginning of the 17th century, the Netherlands quickly established a worldwide empire based on maritime trade. This was accompanied by the construction of harbours, forts and factors that exported the Dutch architectural language of the 17th century to the rest of the world. Sites of lecture 5: Amsterdam Batavia Melaka Cape Town


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