Articles tagged ‘spice islands’
History of the Spice Islands: Banda-part II
By Nick | October 17th, 2006 |
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After the Dutch got a foothold in the Banda’s, they went all out to gain a monopoly on the spice trade. Here’s how it happened.
History of the Spice Islands: Banda-part I
By Nick | October 17th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Reading through an account of the history of the Spice Islands, the name Banda come up. Indonesia is such a fascinating place, and the European conquest of the country, started with the search for spices. Banda is located in Eastern Indonesia, close to Ambon.
A book I’m reading, about the European struggle for control of the [...]
Exploring the ‘pirate infested’ Spice Islands
By Nick | October 10th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
The Spice Islands of eastern Indonesia, conjure up images of galleons, emerald green jungle islands, amid turquoise seas. Australian comedienne, Pamela Stevenson, journied to Banda, with a gunboat full of bodyguards, to discover the truth about her great, great, grandfather, Salty Sam.
Banda: Caught in a time warp in Indonesia
By Nick | May 1st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Banda is a part part of Central Maluku province and has an interesting history. Here’s what my guidebook says about Banda. ‘Nine small volcanic islands 160km SE of Ambon on the NE fringe of the Banda Sea, the Banda Group became world famous from the 17th-19th centuries as the original Spice Islands of the Dutch [...]
Indonesian spices: Revolutionary Trees - part IV
By Nick | March 27th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Mike Hillis writes about the revolutionary trees of Indonesia.
Banda and Ternate and a few adjoining islands were the only places on earth where nutmeg and cloves grew prior to the arrival of the Europeans. The spice monopoly secretly guarded for over a thousand years by the Arab, Chinese, and Indian traders was now broken! The [...]
Indonesian spices: Revolutionary Trees - part III
By Nick | March 27th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Mike Hillis writes about the revolutionary trees of Indonesia.
The tide changed dramatically in 1511. A Portuguese official by the name of Tome Pires was based in the coastal city of Malacca, which now sits in modern day Malaysia. Malacca had been the most prosperous trade outpost in Southeast Asia for centuries and was extremely important [...]
