Manhattan or Pulau Rhun? In 1667, Nutmeg Made the Choice a No-Brainer.
New York Times
Growing a spice once worth its weight in gold, a tiny isle in Indonesia was so coveted that the Dutch traded Manhattan for it. Some 350 years later, life on the two islands couldn’t be more different.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/09/world/asia/indonesia-pulau-rhun-nutmeg.html