Shortly thereafter, when just 14 years of age, he embarked on a journey to Asia, via Batavia (now Jakarta), Indonesia, at that time the administrative center of the Dutch East India Company in Southeast Asia.
Tak lama kemudian, sewaktu baru berusia 14 tahun, ia bertolak ke Asia, via Batavia (sekarang Jakarta), Indonesia, yang merupakan pusat administrasi Serikat Dagang Hindia Timur Belanda di Asia Tenggara kala itu.