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1 online resource (xxviii, 453 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
Contents |
Jacques de Coutre's life in Southeast Asia -- Memorials of Jacques de Coutre to the crown and viceroy |
Summary |
Jacques de Coutre was a Flemish gem trader who spent nearly a decade in Southeast Asia at the turn of the 17th century. He left history a substantial autobiography written in Spanish and preserved in the National Library of Spain in Madrid. Written in the form of a picaresque tale, with an acute eye for the cultures he encountered, the memoirs tell the story of his adventures in the trading centres of the day: Melaka, Ayutthaya, Patani, Pahang, Johor, Brunei, and Manila. Narrowly escaping death several times, De Coutre was inevitably drawn into dangerous intrigues between the representatives of European power, myriad fortune hunters and schemers, and the rulers and courtiers in the palaces of Pahang, Patani, Siam, and Johor. In addition to his autobiography, De Coutre wrote a series of memorials to the united crown of Spain and Portugal that contain recommendations designed to remedy the decline in the fortunes of the Iberian powers in Southeast Asia, particularly against the backdrop of early Dutch political and commercial penetration into the region |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 386-400) and index |
Notes |
In English, translated from Spanish |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Coutre, Jacques de, 1572-1640 -- Travel -- Asia
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SUBJECT |
Coutre, Jacques de, 1572-1640 fast |
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Coutre, Jacques de 1577-1640 gnd |
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Travel
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Überseehandel
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Handelsreise
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Koloniale economie.
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SUBJECT |
Asia -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800
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Malacca (Malacca, Malaysia) -- History
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Johor (Malaysia) -- History
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Asia
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Malaysia -- Johor
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Malaysia -- Malacca (Malacca)
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Asien
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Südostasien
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Portugese koloniën.
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Zuid-Azië.
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autobiographies (literary works)
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Autobiographies
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Early works
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History
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Electronic book
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Author |
Borschberg, Peter, editor.
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Roy, Roopanjali, translator.
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ISBN |
9789971696832 |
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9971696835 |
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