Comentarii la: Viața de altădată ca marinar olandez pe un om din India de Est cu destinația Indiilor de Est (Indonezia) – Partea 1/4

De: TUFFMUFF

TUFFMUFF — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 18:25:26 +0000

i kinda thought ships were clean back in the day lol

De: Gevoel 82

Gevoel 82 — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 13:11:57 +0000

My ancestor went on one of those VOC ships as a soldier. He took out a loan from the VOC, which basically funded his voyage, food and clothes for the voyage. For that he had to work for two years for the VOC as a soldier and earned a small salary. Lucky for me, these 17th century VOC contracts are kept in an archive in the Netherlands and it was amazing to find the contract of my ancestor and the name of the ship he went on. It has all been digitilized now and uploaded on the internet. He was suppose to go to the East Indies but the VOC wanted to build a castle in Cape Town, South Africa, to protect their harbour from pirots and other Europeans. So it took him more than 3 months of voyage at sea before he got to Cape Town. There he worked for the VOC to help build the Castle of Good Hope, which you can still see in Cape Town today. After two years of working for the VOC he was a "free burger". Basically a free citizen to go back to the Netherlands or keep on working for the VOC or do your own thing. He decided that he was going to start farming in the Cape and sell the produce to the VOC for more money. He obviously liked what he was doing now and with more and more Dutch farmers coming over to the Cape Colony now, he decided to stay and start a small family. Very interesting history.

De: Cherub

Cherub — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 17:39:20 +0000

Back for my second listen.

De: Urlocallordandsavior

Urlocallordandsavior — Tue, 17 May 2022 01:30:24 +0000

Kind of wished the pacing was a bit faster or your voice was more theatrical/dramatic, without that, the video's somewhat long and laborious.

De: soviet_onion_420

soviet_onion_420 — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 03:06:32 +0000

this was awesome

De: Jeff Smith

Jeff Smith — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 22:50:18 +0000

Man, you were 'screwed, Jewed and tattooed' as we used to say long ago…

De: Michael j

Michael j — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 01:49:34 +0000

I am a sailor in 1633 i know old times i died and reborn now but i get deja vu

De: Alfa

Alfa — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 15:34:22 +0000

One of my ancestors actually served in the glorious VOC and I couldn’t be prouder of that fact! The fact that someone’s who shared my bloodline served the VOC, a man who sailed the vast oceans on epic voyages & brought untold riches & glory to my country makes me so proud to be a Dutchman!

De: Catman Dog

Catman Dog — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 12:21:14 +0000

This might explain why a distant relative jumped ship in New Amsterdam harbor and started my family line in US.

De: Ally Soobratty

Ally Soobratty — Sat, 15 May 2021 14:24:34 +0000

And at that time the VOC was making HUGE profits in the Indies…..