Asian Trade and European Influence : In the Indonesian Archipelago between 1500 and about 1630

Now that this study is completed and I wish to make due acknowledg­ ment to all those who have in any degree contributed towards its realization, my thoughts turn in the first place to the one to whom this book is dedicated. It is a great grief to me that he who took such an intense interest in my work has not lived to see its conclusion. It was he who in the beginning urged me to venture upon this course of study and whose encouragement helped me in moments of de­ spondency. The high standard which, with his keen and critical judgment, he set for his own work, was an example to me, and I shall strive to maintain it in my future studies. Not only did he help me to lay the foundation of my knowledge of archive science, but he was also my guide in a field new to me in many respects, that of Asian maritime trade. His wide knowledge of medieval European trade in the Baltic area led me to compare and contrast the two worlds of East and West and thus helped me to obtain a deeper insight into the differences and similarities between the various problems involved. I am greatly indebted to Prof. Dr. J. M. Romein, who has followed the progress of my studies with great interest all these years, and on whose help and support, sometimes in very difficult circumstances, I have always been able to rely. Now that this study is completed and I wish to make due acknowledg℗Ư ment to all those who have in any degree contributed towards its realization, my thoughts turn in the first place to the one to whom this book is dedicated. It is a great grief to me that he who took such an intense interest in my work has not lived to see its conclusion. It was he who in the beginning urged me to venture upon this course of study and whose encouragement helped me in moments of de℗Ư spondency. The high standard which, with his keen and critical judgment, he set for his own work, was an example to me, and I shall strive to maintain it in my future studies. Not only did he help me to lay the foundation of my knowledge of archive science, but he was also my guide in a field new to me in many respects, that of Asian maritime trade. His wide knowledge of medieval European trade in the Baltic area led me to compare and contrast the two worlds of East and West and thus helped me to obtain a deeper insight into the differences and similarities between the various problems involved. I am greatly indebted to Prof. Dr. J.M. Romein, who has followed the progress of my studies with great interest all these years, and on whose help and support, sometimes in very difficult circumstances, I have always been able to rely Front Matter....Pages N2-IX Introduction....Pages 1-12 Trade and Traffic in the Indonesian Archipelago and the Malay Peninsula Prior to the 15th Century....Pages 13-26 The Rise of Malacca....Pages 27-35 Malacca at the End of the 15th Century....Pages 36-59 The Commercial Traffic of Malacca at the End of the 15th Century....Pages 60-88 Trade in the Indonesian Archipelago Not Centred Exclusively on Malacca....Pages 89-115 The Influence of Portuguese Expansion on Asian Trade....Pages 116-135 Portuguese Malacca and Native Trade in the Malay-Indonesian Area....Pages 136-172 The Coming of the Northern Europeans to the Malay-Indonesian Area....Pages 173-206 The Spice Monopoly of the United Company and Asian Trade in the Malay-Indonesian Area....Pages 207-238 The United Company Monopoly and the Foreign Asian Merchants in Indonesia at the Beginning of the 17th Century....Pages 239-268 The United Company Monopoly and the Spice Trade of the Towns of Northern Java....Pages 269-294 Summary....Pages 295-302 Back Matter....Pages 303-472