In the 17th century the northern part of what is now Vietnam belonged to the kingdom of Tonkin. The country was a major silk producer. The silk which the VOC bought there was particularly valuable for trade with Japan. Towards the end of the 1630s, the Company signed an agreement with the king of Tonkin and opened a trading post in or near today's Hanoi. The VOC maintained a trading post in Tonkin from 1636 to 1699. This trading post was run by an 'opperhoofd' or supervisor.
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Map of East Indies
Braam, J. van / Linden, Gerard onder de / ...
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Map of part of the Chinese coast
Tavernier, David / Scheurleer, H.
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Map of the Indian Ocean
Vingboons, Johannes
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Two maps of Thailand, Malaysia and Sumatra
Winter, A. d' / Sanson d'Abbeville, Nicolas / ...
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Map showing part of the Chinese and Vietnamese coast and southern Formosa
Anoniem / Anonymous
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Map of Vietnam and eastern China
Keulen II, Johannes van
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Map of southeast Asia
Blaeu Jr., Joan
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Map of the river of Tonquin, to the Dutch lodge
Graaff, Isaac de
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Map of Quinam, Toncquin, Cochin-China and Aynam
Graaff, Isaac de
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Funeral procession of the king at Tonquin
Picart, Bernard