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Thursday 21 November 2013

Naval operations of the Dutch East Company at Timor according to the Generale Missive dated 25 January 1738

The Valk arrived 18 November at Batavia coming from Timor with a cargo valued fl. 10.809, including 7.210 lb wax, 2 last katjangs, 32 male and female slaves, 1.000 lb slangehout (‘snake wood’) and sandel wood seeds.

Source
J. van Goor. Generale Missiven van Gouverneurs-Generaal en Raden aan Heren XVII der Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie. Deel X: 1737-1743. The Hague, 2004, p. 63-64.