[citation needed] From 1636, Maetsuycker lived in the Dutch East Indies.

Under his rule, the Portuguese lost Ceylon (1658), the coast of Coromandel (1658) and Malabar (1663); Makassar was conquered (1667), the west coast of Sumatra was occupied, and the first expedition to the interior of Java was held.

[3][4] Between the years 1671 and 1678 Maetsuycker worked closely with Pieter de Graeff, bewindhebber of Dutch East India Company at Amsterdam.

In 1671, the splendour-loving Elisabeth caused some controversy when she had gold coins imported from Japan, outside of the rule of the Dutch East India Company (VOC).

[citation needed] He died on 4 January 1678 in Batavia, Dutch East Indies.