The Brouwer Route

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The Dutch East India Company's favoured route from Europe to southeast Asia was known as the Brouwer Route. It was discovered by Dutch explorer Hendrik Brouwer (c. 1581-1643) in 1611 and halved the sailing time from the Netherlands to the company's trading stations in southeast Asia.

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Redgeographics. (2022, January 22). The Brouwer Route. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15179/the-brouwer-route/

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Redgeographics. "The Brouwer Route." World History Encyclopedia, January 22, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15179/the-brouwer-route/.

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Redgeographics. "The Brouwer Route." World History Encyclopedia, 22 Jan 2022, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15179/the-brouwer-route/.

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