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Explore the Spice Islands
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Amazing aerial views of the archeological sites of Indonesia
This amazing video has been produced for the ‘Society of Indonesian Archeologists’ by Feri Latief and is accompanied by the song ‘Tanah Airku’ with the wonderful voice of Shanna Shannon. Please enjoy these remarkable images and I hope you will … Continue reading
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Tagged ambon, banda, borobodur, dieng, feri latief, ian burnet, prambanan, ternate, tidore
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The Banda Islands – Fort Belgica
The original Fort Belgica was rebuilt in 1673 and the new design consisted of a low outer pentagonal structure with five angled corner bastions and a higher inner pentagon with five tall circular towers. The fort was built by the … Continue reading
The forgotten Indonesian island that was swapped for Manhattan
Today, July 31, 2017, is the 350 year anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Breda which ended the second Anglo-Dutch war. Included in the Treaty was an agreement to exchange the Dutch claim to the island of Manhattan … Continue reading
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East Indies – A Story of Spices, Gunpowder and Opium
News Update. East Indies is now out in a paperback edition and available on order from your favorite bookstore or your favorite online retailer for A$29.95. In 1497 Vasco da Gama rounded the Cape of Good Hope, his small Portuguese … Continue reading
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Tagged ambon, banda, batavia, East India Company, east indies, hong kong, ian burnet, malacca, rhun, singapore
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RHUNHATTAN – A Tale of Two Islands
With the 350 year anniversary of the 1667 Treaty of Breda coming up on July 31 there was a lot of interest in Beatrice Glow’s historical art installation the Rhunhattan Tearoom that was posted last month. Beatrice Glow and … Continue reading
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Tagged alexandre girardeau, ambon, banda, beatrice glow, fort belgica, ian burnet, rhun, rudi fofid
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The Manhattan Transfer and the Rhunhattan Tearoom
This year on 31 July 2017 we will record the 350 year anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Breda in 1667 which ended the second Anglo-Dutch war. In one of the clauses in this document the Dutch exchanged … Continue reading
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Tagged banda, beatrice glow, ian burnet, manhattan, nutmeg, rhun, treaty of breda
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