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Ocean Exploration in Nusantara

The desire to develop science as an instrument of colonial power resulted in two scientific expeditions at the Dutch East Indies Sea.

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7 Januari 2024

The expedition ship Willebrord Snellius. ("Dutch Oceanographic Research in Indonesia in Colonial Times," Journal of Oceanography Vol. 18 by Hendrik M. van Aken).

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8 Jan 2024
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THE seas of Nusantara and their diversity amazed a handful of Europeans, especially the Dutch. They saw the Nusantara's seas both as a commercial route and a mysterious world awaiting further exploration.