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View of Cannanore on the Malabar Coast in India
Vinckboons, Johannesca. 1662 - ca. 1663
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Dutch East India Company captured the town of Cannanore (now Kannur) on India’s southwest coast from the Portuguese in 1663. At that time, the Portuguese military position on the Malabar Coast had been seriously diminished so the company met with virtually no resistance. The region produced pepper and cardamom, the latter spice used to make sweet biscuits. The company ultimately lost Cannanore to the English.
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- Title: View of Cannanore on the Malabar Coast in India
- Creator: Vinckboons, Johannes
- Date Created: ca. 1662 - ca. 1663
- Physical Dimensions: linnen
- Subject Keywords: overzeese geschiedenis, Cananor, Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie
- Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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