Melchior van Santvoort

Melchior van Santvoort was a Dutch seaman and surviving crew of the Liefde, the ship which transported William Adams to Japan in 1600.

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Dutch - William Adams - Japan - 1600

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He was allowed to leave Japan with the Liefdes Captain Jacob Quaeckernaeck on 1604 on a Red Seal Ship provided by the daimyo of Hirado, with destination Patani in the Malay Peninsula.

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Jacob Quaeckernaeck - Red Seal Ship - Daimyo - Hirado - Patani - Malay Peninsula

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From Patani, Jacob Quaeckernaeck joined the fleet of Cornelis Matelief de Jonge, a compatriot, on August 19, 1606, but Melchior van Santvoort returned directly to Japan, and continued being active in trade between Japan and Southeast Asia.

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Melchior van Santvoort together with another crew Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn reportedly later made a fortune in trade between Japan and Southeast Asia. Both of them were reported by Dutch traders in Ayutthaya, onboard richly cargoed junks, in early 1613.

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Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn - Ayutthaya - 1613

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