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title: Jan Pieterszoon Coen, Governor General of the Dutch East Indies
author: Westfries Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18080/jan-pieterszoon-coen-governor-general-of-the-dutch/
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# Jan Pieterszoon Coen, Governor General of the Dutch East Indies
_Authored by Westfries Museum_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18080.jpg)
## Image Caption
Jan Pieterszoon Coen (1587-1629), an officer of the [Dutch East India Company](https://www.worldhistory.org/Dutch_East_India_Company/) and twice the company's Governor-General in the Dutch East Indies, oil on wood portrait after [Jacob](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jacob/) Waben, 1629.
Westfries Museum, Hoorn, The Netherlands.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, W. (2023, October 29). Jan Pieterszoon Coen, Governor General of the Dutch East Indies. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museum, Westfries. "Jan Pieterszoon Coen, Governor General of the Dutch East Indies." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 29, 2023. .
### MLA
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jan_Pieterszoon_Coen_by_Jacob_Waben.jpg) by [**Westfries Museum**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jan_Pieterszoon_Coen_by_Jacob_Waben.jpg). Submitted by [Kim Martins](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/kim.martins/ "User Page: Kim Martins"), published on 29 October 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.