THE German invasion of Holland and the flight of Queen Wilhelmina's Government have thrown the Dutch East Indies largely on their own devices. Indeed, as these lines are written there are indications ...

Commonly known as "VOC," for its Dutch name Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, the spice company thrived mainly due to its monopolistic hold over the East Indies. Investors ran the risk of ...

In 1614, Jan Pieterszoon Coen, at 28 already an arrogant and shrewd businessman, became director-general of the "VOC," working tirelessly to tighten Dutch trade monopolies in the Far East.

The proposal of the latter, in 1857, included the organisation of hourly observations at Batavia and the establishment of secondary stations at some places in the East Indian Archipelago ...