Background
Camphuys was born in Haarlem, in the Republic of the United Netherlands.
Camphuys was born in Haarlem, in the Republic of the United Netherlands.
At this point in Japanese history, the sole VOC outpost (or "factory") was situated on Dejima island in the harbor of Nagasaki on the southern island of Kyushu. Camphuys was three times sent to Japan as Opperhoofd or chief negotiant and officer of the VOC trading post. 22 October 1671 – 12 November 1672
29 October1673 – 19 October 1674
7 November 1675 – 27 October 1676
Camphuys died in Batavia (Jakarta).
He is commemorated in the name of a street in the Lombok neighbourhood of Utrecht.
And he is also remembered in the name of a street in the Bezuidenhoutquarter of The Hague.