＜商品をゲットする方法＞ まずはカートに商品を入れ、こちらの商品をご購入ください。ご購入後、Boothトップページの右上に表示されるご自身のアカウントのアイコンをクリックしていただきますと、「購入履歴」よりご購入済みのイラストをいつでもダウンロードできます。 <How to get the image> You should first purchase the item by adding this to your cart. Once you have finalised the payment, click your account's icon displayed on the top right and select "purchases" where you can download the purchased item anytime. ＜イラストの背景＞ かつて香辛料貿易を牛耳っていたポルトガルと香辛料貿易の独占を図っていたオランダの間の戦争が、オランダ - ポルトガル戦争 (1598–1663) です。世界史にとんでもない影響を与えましたが、あまり知られていません。 強力な海洋国だったポルトガルとオランダは、インド洋、大西洋およびオランダ領東インドで衝突しました。ポルトガルはインドやインドネシアで貿易拠点をオランダに譲らざるを得なかったですが、アフリカおよびブラジルのポルトガル領は守れました。 新しい覇権国家であるオランダの出没に悩むポルトガルでしたが、オランダとは異なり、、植民地の文化に大きな影響(言語や宗教など)を与え、旧ポルトガル領の国々の現在の姿を築いたのです。 ＜The historical background of my work＞ Two maritime powers were key rivals in the East Indies, Africa and South American theatre in 1598–1663. Although both abhorred the Spaniards, they sometimes simply could not agree with every issue, especially naval dominance in the seven seas. The fortune did not favour the older empire, however. The Dutch swept in and took control of the Dutch East Indies, spice trade and European trade. Independent, proud and bold Dutch were able to penetrate many territories conceived to be under the Portuguese rule. With a mighty navy and dominant trading ships, the Dutch could enjoy their Zenith period called "de Gouden Eeuw" or the Golden Age. But is was not all bad stories for the Portuguese. Portugal was able to keep strongholds in Brazil, African colonies and Macao. And Portuguese influence in its old colonies is still visible to this day. Catholic Portuguese and Protestant Dutch way of approaching the local population was quite different too. While both the indigenous and Portuguese assimilated with each other, the Dutch only kept interaction to the minimum level most of the time. This meant that the Dutch language could not ever become dominant in Dutch indies and elsewhere, but it was a nice way of having a good relationship with the Tokugawa Shogunate, whose only interest was social "harmony" - no political objection to its stagnation-triggering minds whatsoever.