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the loading of the additional cargo proved problematic for the slender vessel; there were com- plications getting this ballast down into the hold of the ship without the time consuming task of unloading and re-loading the cargo completely. Table .: The origin of Hollandia’s return cargo is analysed C t s a E Arabia Afrika Region Arabian Sea Region Bay of Bengal Region Sumatra Region Strait of Malacca Region Java Sea Region Route Spice Islands Region Route Far East India Bengal Salpetre China conquered: Ginger, Indigo, Aloe, Porcelain Kalimantan Taiwan Silk (Chinese) Persia h i n a a t s a o C l e d a m o b a r r A n y o n h t a u B o M S i a n i S fC B e S e h n C a e g a a S l e a l a b a r S t r a i t oM f I o a l a c c a Malaysia Sumatra n S a B v a d a J a S a a i d n O e a e c e a a n Map .: The origin of the Hollandia cargo in Asia Silk (Persian) Sri Lanka Vietnam Thailand (Siam) Cambodia Pepper Pepper Connecting the Asian regions: The trading and shipping network in operation after Pepper Pepper Java Clove, Nutmeg and Mace Lesser Sunda Island Sulawesi Philippines Japan Spice Islands
