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The experiences of Jacobus van de Koutere, a Bruges adventurer in Siam and surroundings (part 2)

By Lung Jan
Posted in Background, History
Tags: Ayutthaya, Bridges, Jacques deCoutre, James van de Koutere, Odia, Siam, Flemings

April 21, 2022

Today part 2 of the story about the South Dutchman, the Bruges-born Jakobus van de Koutere or Jacques van de Coutre as he became internationally known. A Fleming who – oh irony of history – had devoted a large part of his life to fighting the VOC…

The experiences of Jacobus van de Koutere, a Bruges adventurer in Siam and surroundings (part 1)

By Lung Jan
Posted in Background, History
Tags: Ayutthaya, Bridges, Jacques deCoutre, James van de Koutere, Odia, Siam, Flemings

April 20, 2022

The Portuguese were the first Farang to set foot in Siam in 1511. They were followed a century later by the Dutch. That is how it reads in the history books, although this story deserves some nuance. It was not the Northern Dutch shippers and merchants of the VOC who first arrived from our regions in the Siamese capital Ayutthaya. This honor belongs to a South Dutchman, the Bruges native Jakobus van de Koutere or Jacques van de Coutre as he became internationally known. A Fleming who – oh irony of history – had devoted a large part of his life to fighting the VOC…

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The experiences of Jacobus van de Koutere, a Bruges adventurer in Siam and surroundings (part 2)

The experiences of Jacobus van de Koutere, a Bruges adventurer in Siam and surroundings (part 1)