Islam in the Netherlands East IndiesHans RooseboomJune 19, 2013August 16, 2017 by Hans RooseboomJune 19, 2013August 16, 20170Islam came to Indonesia by way of Malabar and Coromandel, the respectively south-western and south-eastern coasts of India, along the...
How the Other Half Lived – Batavia in the 18th CenturyHans RooseboomJune 3, 2013June 14, 2024 by Hans RooseboomJune 3, 2013June 14, 20240Founded in 1619 on the smouldering remains of Jacatra, Batavia was meant to function as a depot for the produce...