Maritime India in Dutch sources: The Dutch East India Company port records of Cochin and Bimilipatnam

Erik Odegard*

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Abstract

Dutch port records are a valuable source to study the development of shipping in the Indian Ocean in the eighteenth century, especially the important but elusive local short-sea trades. This article presents data from the Dutch port records of Cochin (Kochi) and Bimilipatnam (Bheemunipatnam).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)340-348
Number of pages9
JournalInternational journal of maritime history
Volume34
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2022

Keywords

  • Bimilipatnam
  • Cochin
  • Dutch East India Company
  • Indian Ocean
  • port records
  • shipping

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