The RAINBOW sails to Batavia, Bancola and Mauritius. Barlow expresses concern about the morality of colonialism.

The RAINBOW sails to Batavia and then to Bancola to load pepper. The East India Company has a garrison there, but it is an unhealthy place. Barlow expresses concern about the morality of colonialism. The RAINBOW sails to Mauritius, in the possession of the Dutch East India Company. Barlow describes the island and its produce.

Record Details

Item reference: JOD/4/248
Catalogue Section: Manuscript volumes acquired singly by the Museum
Level: PAGE
Extent: 1 page
Date made: 1659-1703; 1689
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London