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The Dutch Salt Trade: Preserving a Golden Age

8 min•25 juni 2026

When you think of Dutch Golden Age trade, you probably think of spices, tulips, or herring. But salt was just as vital — a humble commodity that powered the Dutch Republic's rise. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how salt from the Caribbean, Cape Verde, and France preserved Dutch herring, enabled cheese and butter exports, and fueled industries from ceramics to gunpowder. They discuss the VOC's saltpeter trade for gunpowder, the WIC's role in Caribbean salt pans, and the surprising political fallout of salt taxes. You'll learn about the 'salt fleet' that sailed to the Cape Verdean island of Sal, the environmental impact of peat-fired salt production, and how a salt tax revolt shook the Dutch Republic. It's a story of global logistics, state power, and the hidden substance that made the Golden Age possible.

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