Cambodia: View of the Dutch trading post at Lawec (Longvek) in Cambodia. Johannes Vingboons (1617-1670), c. 1662

Longvek was a city in ancient Cambodia, the capital city of the country after the sacking of Angkor by the Siamese in 1431. Little more than a village today in Kampong Chhnang Province, it lies just north of Oudong.

Longvek was chosen by King Ang Chan (Ponhea Chan) after the sacking of Angkor by the Siamese as a new capital because of its more readily defensible terrain. As a result there was a time when Cambodia was often referred to as 'Lovek' or 'Longvek' by foreign travellers.

As early as1609 the Dutch East India Company was sailing to Cambodia to acquire deer hides and ray skins, as well as provisions such as rice, butter, pork and lard, for Batavia. The Dutch trading post depicted in this painting was founded in 1620. The trade results were variable and the company eventually pulled out of Cambodia in 1667.

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