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Talking about the Spice Islands – with Janet de Neefe and Ian Burnet

Posted on September 27, 2020 by ianburnet

For those who missed the talk on Instagram Live last week, then here is a link to the conversation between Janet de Neefe and Ian Burnet about Spices, the Spice Islands and Indonesia’s extraordinary maritime history.

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The forgotten Indonesian island that was swapped for Manhattan

Posted on July 30, 2017 by ianburnet

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

Posted on July 18, 2017 by ianburnet

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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RHUNHATTAN – A Tale of Two Islands

Posted on July 4, 2017 by ianburnet

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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The Manhattan Transfer and the Rhunhattan Tearoom

Posted on June 13, 2017 by ianburnet

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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