25 Mai 1601 Jahr - 1601 The First Voyage

Beschreibung:

Five vessels leave Woolwich for the Spice Islands or East Indies led by James Lancaster holding six letters of introduction from The Queen, each with a blank space for the name of the local King. Lancaster intended to trade iron, lead and British broad cloth for spice, but made little impression as the Dutch controlled trade, and the broad cloth was deemed too heavy to be of value by those living in the tropics.