Honolulu is the capital city of the US state of Hawaii. Eighteenth-century Honolulu was a focal point for merchant ships traveling between North America and Asia.

Sumatra is a large island west of Java and south of the Malay Peninsula, which is part of Indonesia. In the eighteenth century, Sumatra came under the control of the Dutch East Indies and became a major producer of pepper, rubber, and oil.

Java is one of Indonesia’s islands. In the eighteenth century, it fell under Dutch influence through the Dutch East Indies. In 1811, Java was captured by the British, and Sir Stamford Raffles was appointed as the island’s Governor.

The Sunda Strait is the strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra. It connects the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean.

Rodrigues Island is a small volcanic island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mauritius, of which it is a territory. In 1691, French Huguenots landed on the island, intending to set up a farming colony.

Jakarta, formerly Batavia, is the capital city of Indonesia. Batavia was established in 1619 as the capital of the Dutch East Indies and as the center of the Dutch East India Company’s trading network in Asia.

Weston-super-Mare is a seaside town in Somerset, South West England. Weston became a prosperous seaside resort in the mid-Victorian era.

The Oxford Union Society is a debating society founded in 1823 and located in Frewin Court, Oxford, England. Membership is drawn primarily from the University of Oxford.