grandfather and granddaughter in VOC time, 1710-1720
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Brommer, Bea
- Publish Year
- 2015
- Shelfmark
- ZO AZ 9 2015 - C
- Thesaurus
- kolonialisme, meisjes, grootvaders, dagelijks leven, briefwisseling, Nederlands-Indië, 18e eeuw
- Description
- Pieternella van Hoorn (1698-1764) was eleven years old when she and her father left the Dutch East Indies and set sail for Amsterdam. The little girl stayed in contact with her grandfather Willem van Outhoorn, former governor-general of the Dutch East Indies, by mail. The letters give a good picture of the private lives and feelings of grandfather and granddaughter, while at the same time adding a more personal layer to the official history of the Dutch Eas Indies Company (VOC).