The Brouwer Route

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Illustration

Kim Martins
by Redgeographics
published on 22 January 2022
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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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