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The navigator : the log of John Anderson, VOC pilot-major, 1640-1643 / edited by Victor Enthoven, Steve Murdoch, Eila Williamson with the assistance of Ben Teensma.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Anderson, John, active 17th century.
- Series:
- European expansion and indigenous response ; v. 7.
- European expansion and indigenous response, 1873-8974 ; v. 7
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie--History--Sources.
- Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie.
- Naval art and science--History--17th century--Sources.
- Naval art and science.
- Ship captains--Scotland--Biography.
- Ship captains.
- East Indies--Discovery and exploration--Dutch--Early works to 1800.
- East Indies.
- East Indies--Commerce--Netherlands--History--17th century--Sources.
- Netherlands--Commerce--East Indies--History--17th century--Sources.
- Netherlands.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (304 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Captain John Anderson served in the Dutch East India Company (VOC) as ‘Pilot-Major’ in a fleet of ships that set sail from Europe in December 1640, and returned with his ships in July 1643. This was Anderson’s fourth voyage to the East Indies. His journey took three years during which time he safely brought a VOC fleet to Java and home again through tempests and full-scale battles with the Portuguese at sea. In this, the first-ever edition of Anderson’s Journal, the editors have complemented his own words with chapters discussing the author’s contributions to the History of Warfare in Asia, Maritime Navigation and Early Modern Travel Writing.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material / J. Anderson
- Chapter One. A Many-Headed Hydra: An Introduction To The Dutch East India Company / J. Anderson
- Chapter Two. Introduction To The Log-Book Of Captain John Anderson / J. Anderson
- Chapter Three. The Log As A Reflection Of The Practice Of Navigation / J. Anderson
- Chapter Four. War In The Log Of John Anderson / J. Anderson
- Chapter Five. Scots And The East Indies: A Background To The Voyage Of John Anderson / J. Anderson
- Editorial Practice / J. Anderson
- The Log-Book Of Captain John Anderson: Edinburgh, National Library Of Scotland, Adv. Ms. 33.3.14 / J. Anderson
- Appendices / J. Anderson
- Bibliography / J. Anderson
- Index / J. Anderson.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-94894-6
- 9786612948947
- 90-04-18933-5
- OCLC:
- 693110183
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/ej.9789004189317.i-281 DOI
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