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Dutch boatswain murdered by a Portuguese seaman in Cambodia

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Dutch boatswain murdered by a Portuguese seaman in Cambodia

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Dutch boatswain murdered by a Portuguese seaman in Cambodia.

The plate is taken from the work 'Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indien' by Francois Valentyn.

The murder took place in 1641 when boatswain Van de Zaaier ventured into a Portuguese neighbourhood after unrest between the Portuguese and the Dutch.

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Sources and literature

Valentijn, François, Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën (1724-1726)