Ovo je istraživanje usredotočeno na relativno zanemarene putopise autora iz nizozemskih krajeva iz 16. i 17. stoljeća koji su, da bi došli do svojih odredišta, odlučili putovati rutom koja je vodila kroz Baranju, Slavoniju i Srijem. Zbog porasta broja nizozemskih izaslanika u Osmanskom Carstvu, neki su putopisi tih izaslanika, koji su odabrali ovu nešto manje poznatu rutu, ostali sačuvani. Posebna pažnja pri istraživanju bit će usmjerena na područje Baranje, Slavonije i Srijema, koje se u tom razdoblju smatralo pograničjem Habsburške Monarhije i Osmanskog Carstva. Cilj je istražiti što su putopisci, koji inače nisu bili u izravnom kontaktu s tim područjima, iznosili u svojim dosad malo proučavanim putopisima. ; On the basis of five representative travel accounts by travellers from the Low Countries (Ogier Gisleen van Busbeke, Karel Rym, Lambert Wyts, Levinus Rym, Carel Quina), an attempt is made to form a picture of the wealth of information that can be extracted from this type of narrative source. In the past, when studying Slavonia, Baranya and Syrmia, it was often decided not to use travel accounts, or only to use them as a supplement in historical research. The argument often put forward is that travel reports are based on possible sensational, strategic and well thought-out descriptions which are not always completely true, but are in line with what was customary for this type of sources. In particular, sources made by travellers from the Low Countries who travelled through Baranya, Slavonia and Syrmia are often ignored in such studies. The most obvious reason is of course lack of knowledge of the Dutch language and the feeling that this Western European region was too far removed from this region in Southeastern Europe to make a useful contribution to the historiographical framework. Nothing could be farther from the truth. The analysis has clearly shown that there is much to be gleaned from the sources about various aspects of daily life. Although in some cases it is not really clear where the line ...