Ost-Indische Reise-Beschreibung, oder Diarium, Was bey der Reise des Churfl. Sächs. Raths und Bergk-Commissarii, D. Benjamin Olitschens, im Jahr 1680. Von Dreßden aus, bis in Asiam auf Sumatras, denckwürdiges vorgegangen
"Ost-Indische Reise-Beschreibung, oder Diarium, Was bey der Reise des Churfl. Sächs. Raths und Bergk-Commissarii, D. Benjamin Olitschens, im Jahr 1680. Von Dreßden aus, bis in Asiam auf Sumatras, denckwürdiges vorgegangen"
"In Amsterdam, Hesse finishes discussing the power of the United East India Company. On September 4th, in the Oostindisch Huis, he lists the terms of his contract and learns with great surprise that people who were not cost-effective enough had to work as soldiers and sailors for the East India Company."