By mail steamer to the spice islands
Mit dem Postdampfer zu den Gewürzinseln
| Genre | Factual | Travel & Adventure |
| Format | HD |
| Author | Robert Hetkämper |
| Director | Robert Hetkämper |
| Production | NDR |
| Duration | 45' |
| Year of production | 2014 |
For centuries, spices were worth their weight in gold. Up until the 19th century, the only place one could find the coveted nutmeg were the Banda Isles. The prospect of making huge profits in the spice trade was the driving force behind the journeys of discovery that Europeans un-dertook to Asia - and the colonisation of the continent.
Robert Hetkaempfer meets with the last descendants of the nutmeg farmers, finds old Portuguese and Dutch forts on the islands and visits the now almost entirely deserted island of Rhun, which was once de-clared Dutch - in exchange for Manhattan.
Robert Hetkaempfer meets with the last descendants of the nutmeg farmers, finds old Portuguese and Dutch forts on the islands and visits the now almost entirely deserted island of Rhun, which was once de-clared Dutch - in exchange for Manhattan.