Pieter Both, the first elected Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, appointed Captain Jacques l'Hermite to acquire a 2,500 square vadem (10,000 square yards) of land in Jayakarta in order to establish a VOC loge (trading post).
Pieter Both, Gubernur Jenderal Hindia Belanda terpilih pertama, mengangkat Kapten Jacques l'Hermite untuk membeli 2.500 vadem persegi (10.000 yard persegi) tanah di Jayakarta dengan tujuan mendirikan loji (pos perdagangan) VOC.