Hi, my name is Damien And I am an Australian guy living in Brazil. I am interested in this area but as an armchair enthusiast only. I am interested in VOC ships and Spanish ships.
First time I heard the term VOC - so, in case I wasn't the only one I looked it up and I found the VOC Historial Society - World's first multi-national company - Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (United (Dutch) East Indies Company, or VOC, - and their mariners, ships and the impact they had on Western Australia long before white colonialisation in 1829...