Main entry:

Moree, P. J. (Perry J.), 1960- author.

Title & Author:

A concise history of Dutch Mauritius, 1598-1710 : a fruitful and healthy land / P.J. Moree.

Publication:

London ; New York : Kegan Paul International ; Leiden : International Institute for Asian Studies, 1998.

Description:

127 pages : illustrations, maps, plans, portraits ; 22 cm.

Series:

International Institute for Asian Studies

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-109) and indexes.
Introduction (starting p. 1) -- Prologue (starting p. 3) -- Ch. 1 The Years 1598-1638 -- The Netherlands in the Year 1598 (starting p. 5) -- The Dutch East India Company (VOC) (starting p. 6) -- Wybrant Warwijck and the First Dutch Landing on Mauritius (starting p. 7) -- Frequent Calls at Mauritius by the Dutch (starting p. 16) -- The Road to Occupation (starting p. 23) -- Ch. 2 The First Period of Occupation, 1638-58 -- The First Fort. Cornelis Gooyer, 1638-9 (starting p. 25) -- Ebony and Slavery. Adriaen van der Stel and Jacob van der Meersch, 1639-48 (starting p. 28) -- The Later Commanders of the First Occupation: Reinier Por, Maximiliaan de Jongh and Abraham Evertsz, 1648-58 (starting p. 38) -- Ch. 3 The Years 1658-64 -- A Demolished Fort (starting p. 44) -- The Road to Reoccupation (starting p. 47) -- Ch. 4 The Second Period of Occupation, 1664-1710 -- A Turbulent Decade. Jacob van Nieuwland and George Wreede, 1664-73 (starting p. 77) -- From Pirate to Commander. Hubert Hugo, 1673-7 (starting p. 80) -- Conspiracies and Watery Potatoes. Isaac Lamotius, 1677-92 (starting p. 84) -- The Heart of a Pharaoh. Roelof Diodati, 1692-1703 (starting p. 88) -- The Final Years of Dutch Rule. Adriaan Momber van der Velde 1703-10 (starting p. 91) -- Epilogue (starting p. 95) -- Conclusion (starting p. 96) -- App. 1 Dutch ships calling at Mauritius, 1598-1638 (starting p. 98) -- App. 2 The first inhabitants of Fort Frederik Hendrik on Mauritius in 1638 (starting p. 100) -- App. 3 Dutch ships calling at Mauritius, 1658-64 (starting p. 101) -- App. 4 Letter from Pieter Both to the Heren Zeventien, Mauritius, 14 October, 1610 (starting p. 102) -- Sources and Literature (starting p. 104) -- Notes (starting p. 110) -- Index on names (starting p. 123) -- Index on ship's names (starting p. 125)

ISBN:

0710306091 (alk. paper)
9780710306098 (alk. paper)
0710306393
9780710306395

Subject:

Dutch Mauritius.
Néerlandais Île Maurice.
Dutch
Ethnic relations
Hollandais Maurice.
Mauritius History.
Mauritius Ethnic relations.
Île Maurice Histoire.
Île Maurice Relations interethniques.
Mauritius
Pays-Bas Expansion territoriale.
Maurice 16e siècle.
Maurice Relations interethniques.

Form/genre:

History

Host item:

Studies from the International Institute for Asian Studies van der Velde, Paul *1

Added entries:

Studies from the International Institute for Asian Studies.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 316532
Call No.: 316532
Copy: 1
Status: Available

Location: Library main 316532-1
Call No.: 316532
Copy: 1
Notes: Related Ephemera
Status: Available