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This has already made the rounds on part of Reddit, but Eight 17th century Dutch ships have been found around Tainan 台南 in Taiwan.
The Dutch were an important part of Taiwan's history. From the linked article:
The Dutch established a fort and settlement at Fort Zeelandia in 1624. At that time Tiajiang was a lagoon. After the Ming Dynasty was overthrown by the Qing, Ming loyalist Koxinga made a sneak attack on Fort Zeelandia via the Tiajiang lagoon, sinking Dutch vessels and laying siege to the fort. Koxinga eventually defeated the Dutch and expelled them