Viewpoints – Placecloud

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  • O espetaculo
    The Hague, The Netherlands. O alemão João Maurício de Nassau-Siegen alistou-se no exército holandês ainda muito jovem, aos 16 anos. Embora fosse de uma família respeitável, com ligações reais, seu pai havia gasto quase todos os seus recursos apoiando a guerra de independência dos Países Baixos contra a Espanha. Isso significava que, para Maurício, o décimo terceiro filho, pouco havia restado.
    10 min
  • Het spektakel
    The Hague, The Netherlands. De Duitser Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen trad op jonge leeftijd, slechts 16 jaar oud, in dienst bij het Nederlandse leger. Hoewel hij afkomstig was uit een respectabele familie met koninklijke connecties, had zijn vader het grootste deel van zijn financiën besteed aan het ondersteunen van de Nederlandse onafhankelijkheidsoorlog tegen Spanje. Voor Maurits, het dertiende kind van zijn vader, bleef er daardoor weinig over.
    11 min
  • The spectacle
    The Hague, The Netherlands. The German John Maurice de Nassau-Siegen enlisted in the Dutch army at the tender age of 16. Though from a respectable family with royal connections, his father had spent most of his resources supporting the Dutch independence war against Spain, which meant that for John, his father’s 13th child, there was little left to go around.
    11 min
  • Um bom negócio
    Middelburg, The Netherlands. Estamos na cidade de Middelburg, no local da Casa das Índias Ocidentais, que já foi sede da câmara da Zelândia da Companhia Holandesa das Índias Ocidentais. O prédio atual abriga uma sofisticada loja de stroopwafels.
    7 min
  • Een mooie deal
    Middelburg, The Netherlands. We bevinden ons hier in de stad Middelburg, op de locatie van het West-Indisch Huis, ooit de zetel van de Zeeuwse kamer van de West-Indische Compagnie. Het huidige gebouw huisvest een chique stroopwafelwinkel.
    8 min
  • A good trade
    Middelburg, The Netherlands. We’re in the town of Middelburg, at the location of the West India house, once the home of the offices of the Zeeland chamber of the Dutch West India Company. The current building houses a fancy stroopwafel store.
    8 min
  • O polímata alemão
    Cape Town, South Africa. O termo “polímata” remonta a pelo menos 1603, quando foi usado pela primeira vez no título de uma obra publicada pelo alemão Johann van Wowern. Ele definiu a polimatia como "o conhecimento de diversos assuntos, extraído de todos os tipos de estudos... percorrendo livremente todos os campos das disciplinas, até onde a mente humana, com incansável esforço, for capaz de alcançar".
    7 min
  • De Duitse alleskunner
    Cape Town, South Africa. De term ‘polymath’ gaat terug tot ten minste 1603, toen deze voor het eerst werd gebruikt in de titel van een gepubliceerd werk van de Duitser Johann van Wowern. Hij definieerde polymathie als "kennis van verschillende zaken, gehaald uit allerlei studies ... vrijelijk bewegend door alle disciplines, voor zover het menselijk verstand, met onvermoeibare ijver, deze kan nastreven".
    In het Nederlands wordt in plaats van ‘polymath’ vaak de term ‘homo universalis’ gebruikt.
    8 min
  • The German polymath
    Cape Town, South Africa. The term ‘polymath’ dates back to at least 1603, when it was first used in the title of a published work, by the German Johann van Wowern. He defined polymathy as "knowledge of various matters, drawn from all kinds of studies ... ranging freely through all the fields of the disciplines, as far as the human mind, with unwearied industry, is able to pursue them".
    8 min
  • Mudando as fronteiras
    Venice, Italy. Os europeus do século XVII, especialmente a elite capitalista, eram nitidamente cosmopolitas. Circulavam entre países, tinham interesses comerciais espalhados internacionalmente e exploravam as periferias imperiais em benefício de seu povo — mas, sobretudo, em benefício de si mesmos.
    9 min

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