The Dutch in the Far East

Book excerpt: Table of contents: I. The secret of the Dutch commercial policy. II. The beginnings of Dutch sea power in the Far East. III. The voyage of Henry Hudson and the founding of New Netherland. IV. The Anglo-Dutch struggle for the freedom of the seas. V. The occupation of the Malay Archipelago. VI. The conquest of Formosa and the European trade with Japan. VII. Decline, recovery and further expansion. VIII. The United States and the Dutch East Indies. Bibliographical annotations. Index.