THE HISTORY OF THE Barbarous CRUELTIES and MASSACRES, Committed by the Dutch IN THE EAST-INDIES

First published in 1703, Richard Hall’s The History of the Barbarous Cruelties and Massacres, Committed by the Dutch in the East-Indies stands as one of the most impassioned and disturbing exposés of colonial violence, greed, and imperial rivalry in the early modern world.

Drawing upon eyewitness reports, mercantile records, and missionary correspondence, Hall recounts the atrocities committed by the Dutch East India Company across Asia—acts of treachery, enslavement, and extermination carried out in the pursuit of monopoly and profit. His work serves not only as a chronicle of suffering but as a moral indictment of European expansion, revealing how commerce and conquest intertwined to devastate ancient civilizations and native populations.

Part polemic, part historical testimony, The History of the Barbarous Cruelties and Massacres endures as a chilling reminder of the darker origins of global trade, exposing the moral cost of empire-building in an age that celebrated its progress.

Complete and unabridged edition of Richard Hall’s 1703 classic

Authentic 18th-century account of colonial atrocities under the Dutch East India Company

A vital resource for students of imperial history, early global trade, and human rights

Essential reading for collectors of anti-imperialist literature, maritime history, and political polemics