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A map of the Dutch commercial empire which reached its height during the Dutch Golden Age (c. 1588-1672), when the Dutch Republic (1588-1795) emerged as one of the world’s foremost maritime and economic powers. Unlike many territorial empires, Dutch influence was built primarily upon a vast network of strategic ports, fortified settlements, trading posts, and maritime routes connecting Europe, Africa, the Americas, and Asia. Institutions such as the Dutch East India Company (VOC, 1602-1799) and the Dutch West India Company (WIC, 1621-1792) combined private capital, state support, and military force to dominate key sectors of global trade, particularly spices, textiles, sugar, and precious commodities.

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Asia Pacific 72 years ago today: Indonesian War of Independence (04 Aug 1947) https://buff.ly/2yCeMF6 Indonesian nationalists had proclaimed independence two days after the Japanese surrender, beginning a war to liberate the East Indies from Dutch colonial rule. The Netherlands, only recently freed from German occupation, took over a year to send troops south in an attempt to crush the revolution. However, with the US granting independence to the Philippines (1946) and the British to India (1947), the colonial era in Asia was coming to an end and Dutch actions were internationally condemned. #asiapacific #history #welovehistory #imperialism #map #1940s #20thcentury #modernhistory #1947 #august #august4 #chinesecivilwar #coldwar #indochina #indonesia #indonesiaindependence #dutcheastindies #indonesianhistory #dutchempire #colonialism #maps #todayinhistory #historytoday #historyteacher #historybuff #historygeek #historynerd #worldhistory #cartography #geopolitics (at Jakarta, Indonesia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0u4eqKgs55/?igshid=cq9ufgjwx8zn

A map of European empires c. 1700. By the 18th century, European power had become truly global through a combination of maritime expansion, state-backed commerce, and military force. The leading Atlantic empires, Spain, Portugal, the Dutch Republic, England, and France, had transformed overseas trade into an instrument of state power. Spain and Portugal, pioneers of early expansion in the 15th–16th centuries, still controlled vast overseas territories, particularly in the Americas and the Indian Ocean. Meanwhile, the Dutch Republic (Republic of the Seven United Provinces) built a commercial empire through chartered companies such as the VOC, dominating key nodes of global trade. England (Kingdom of Great Britain after 1707) and France, under Louis XIV (reign 1643–1715), emerged as aggressive competitors in both Atlantic and Asian markets. This system, known as mercantilism, prioritized bullion accumulation, controlled trade routes, and colonial monopolies as foundations of national power.

Australasia 69 years ago today: United States of Indonesia (25 Apr 1950) https://buff.ly/2UWIi5I Dutch efforts to reconquer Indonesia in 1947–49 brought condemnation by the United Nations. Backing down, the Netherlands accepted the independence of the United States of Indonesia - a federation which included both the nationalist Republic of Indonesia and 15 states established by the Dutch. However the Republic quickly began to assert control over the other states, provoking the south Maluku Islands to declare independence. #australasia #history #welovemaps #map #1950 #1950s #april #april25 #australianhistory #indonesianhistory #dutcheastindies #dutchempire #republicofindonesia #southeastasia #westnewguinea #maps #irianjaya #todayinhistory #historytoday #welovehistory #oceania #historyteacher #historybuff #historygeek #historynerd #worldhistory #cartography #modernhistory #20thcentury #colonialism (at Jakarta, Indonesia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwq7dFRga9V/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=lj18ardvmair

NEW MAP: Australasia 1820: Australasia after the Napoleonic Wars (29 Feb 1820) https://buff.ly/2CC0sxS In 1815 the Napoleonic Wars came to an end and the following year the British restored the Dutch East Indies to the Netherlands. At about the same time the growing British colony of New South Wales successfully pushed to give Australia its present name, relegating the old Dutch name of New Holland to the western part of that continent. Meanwhile, to the east, traders and missionaries became increasingly involved in the supply of cheap muskets to warring Pacific tribes. In New Zealand, this helped fuel the Musket Wars among the indigenous Māori. #australasia #history #welovemaps #map #1820 #1820s #australia #australianhistory #february #february29 #newsouthwales #newzealand #newzealandhistory #ngapuhi #britishempire #dutcheastindies #dutchempire #newholland #19thcentury #colonialaustralia #maps #pacifichistory #worldhistory #nzhistory #maori #napoleonicwars #colonialera #colonialism #aboriginal #oceania (at Sydney, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs6mL1EAA_x/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=tpq6now2mfc8