Download or read book Jan Compagnie in the Straits of Malacca, 1641-1795 written by Dianne Lewis and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1500 Malay Malacca was the queen city of the Malay Archipelago. Its rulers dominated the lands east and west of the straits. The Portuguese, unable to compete in the marketplace, captured the town. They were followed a hundred years later by the Dutch who, lured in their turn by Malacca as symbol of the wealth and luxury of the east, were to rule this port city for more than a hundred and fifty years.