Presented and maintained by the Multatuli Museum in Amsterdam, this site showcases the life and work of Eduard Douwes Dekker, aka Multatuli. A celebrated nineteenth century author, Multatuli started out as a functionary in the Dutch East Indies export and import business, only to be disgusted by the inhumane treatment of the natives. Reacting to conditions there, Multatuli produced a novel,...

Released as part of the Global Gateway online series from the Library of Congress, this fine collaboration between the Library of Congress and various archives in the Netherlands explores the various aspects of the Dutch presence in America from the early 17th century up to the post World War II period. This first stage of the online project largely explores the period between 1609 and 1664, when...