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Hartsinck

Pieter Hartsinck Hofenberg
29 Mar 2020

Pieter Hartsinck Hofenberg

by liesbethpankaja | posted in: Hartsinck VOC | 2

The VOC officer Carel Hartsinck fathered two sons with his Japanese consort during his stay at Hirado in Japan. The youngest, Willem Carel Hartsinck, followed in his father’s footsteps and had a distinguishing career with the VOC in Asia. The … Continued

Descarte, Frans van Schooten, Hartsinck, Hartsing, Harz, Hirado, Japan, Leipniz, mathematics, mining, Moers, Pieter Hartsinck Hofenberg
Carel Hartsinck: Meurs, Batavia, Firado, Tonkin, and Sadras?
24 Oct 2019

Carel Hartsinck: Meurs, Batavia, Firado, Tonkin, and Sadras?

by liesbethpankaja | posted in: Hartsinck VOC | 3

In this series of posts, I present to you the life and careers of three extraordinary individuals, Carel Hartsinck and his sons Pieter Hartsinck and Willem Carel Hartsinck. All three had remarkable lives and careers in the 17th century. Connecting … Continued

Carel Hartsinck, Gandha Bherunda, Hartsinck, Sadras, VOC eclipse pavilion
Hartsinck, father&son: a glimpse of unseen VOC life 1680
10 Sep 2019

Hartsinck, father&son: a glimpse of unseen VOC life 1680

by liesbethpankaja | posted in: Hartsinck VOC | 4

The mystery never stopped fascinating me. Two Western men depicted together with Indian donors on what seems at first sight an insignificant little pavilion by the wayside. Just after the bypass off Mahabalipuram on the way from Chennai to Pondicherry, … Continued

30 March 1680, Carel Hartsinck, Coromandel, eclipse, Hartsinck, VOC Sadras, Willem Carel Hartsinck

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