Heert Terpstra (1884–1964)
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Werke von Heert Terpstra
Das Planetarium von Eise Eisinga. Das bemerkenswerteste Kunstwerk des 18ten Jahrhunderts und sein Schöpfer. 3 Exemplare
De Nederlanders in Voor-Indië 2 Exemplare
Friesche sterrekonst : geschiedenis van de Friese sterrenkunde en aanverwante wetenschappen door de eeuwen heen (1981) 2 Exemplare
De opkomst der Westerkwartieren van de Oost-Indische Compagnie : (Suratte, Arabië, Perzië) 1 Exemplar
Het Planetarium van Eise Eisinga te Franeker 1 Exemplar
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- Gebräuchlichste Namensform
- Terpstra, Heert
- Geburtstag
- 1884-12-13
- Todestag
- 1964-12-24
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- Niederlande
- Geburtsort
- Stiens, Netherlands
- Sterbeort
- Hilversum, Netherlands
- Berufe
- historian
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- #679,947
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The author describes the battles against the Portuguese, the embassies to the Moghuls, the products the Dutch traded (pepper, indigo, nitrite, opium, silk, textiles) or got produced (Malabar textiles for sale in Indonesia, exceptional for the Dutch East India Company), and how these products fitted into the VOC's pan-Asian trade network.
However, I would have liked to learn more about the interaction with local culture, including the Christians and Jews living in Cochin that are completely omitted. The list of sources at the end of the book is quite interesting, with many of them now available free on the internet.
Besides some graveyards and a few buildings, the most lasting monuments to this interlude are scientific studies about Hinduism, agriculture and medicine, as well as languages.… (mehr)