Maritime seminar: Danish Dreams and Asian Realities

During the 17th century, trade with East Asia remained out of the hands of the Danish East India Company. But from 1620-1700, Danish merchants often dreamed big of the rich markets of China and Japan.

This seminar will detail the Danish perception of China and Japan in the 17th century, and cover the plans to travel there, as they were amde in Copenhagen and Tranquebar, leading up to the first ship, the FORTUNA, that actually reached the shores of China in 1676. These unique voyages will be used to shed light on how the Danes saw China and Japan and how China and Japan saw Denmark.

Mathias Istrup Karlsmose is a CEMAS PhD candidate at the Department of History, Stockholm University.

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Please note: This seminar takes place at the Naval Museum in Karlskrona. It will also be possible to watch the presentation online. Links are distributed to the CEMAS e-mailing list about a week before the seminar.

About the Maritime Seminar

The Maritime Seminar is organized by the Centre for Maritime Studies in collaboration with the National Maritime and Transportation Museums. The seminars are open for all.

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