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The video shows a wall in a museum. A sign on the wall describes a painting nearby as "The Trading Post of the Dutch East India Company in Hooghly, Bengal." The text notes the painting is an oil on canvas, made in 1665. The sign highlights that the painting depicts much activity in and around the fort, and mentions ships, an Indian ruler, and enslaved people. The sign also mentions that Bengal was one of the places where the VOC (Dutch East India Company) bought the most people, and transported them to other VOC trading posts around the Indian Ocean. The sign has the number 406 in large print. The video then pans to the right, to a large painting with a gold-colored, ornate frame. The painting appears to depict a building complex and surrounding areas with numerous people, tents, trees, and other structures. A flag is seen flying atop a pole, appearing to be the flag of the Netherlands. A man with short brown hair walks up to the painting to view it.
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