The navigator : the log of John Anderson, VOC pilot-major, 1640-1643 /

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Captain John Anderson served in the Dutch East India Company (VOC) as 'Pilot-Major' between 1640 and 1643. This was his fourth voyage to the Indies and the only one he chose to record. His log gives great insight into the subject of European travel in Asia in the Early Modern Period.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Anderson, John, active 17th century
Other Authors: Enthoven, V., Murdoch, Steve, Williamson, Eila
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
Series:European expansion and indigenous response ; v. 7.
Subjects:
Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie.
Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie
1600-1699
Naval art and science > History > 17th century > Sources.
Ship captains > Scotland > Biography.
Capitaines de navire > Écosse > Biographies.
HISTORY > Military > Naval.
Commerce
Discoveries in geography > Dutch
Naval art and science
Ship captains
East Indies > Discovery and exploration > Dutch > Early works to 1800.
East Indies > Commerce > Netherlands > History > 17th century > Sources.
Netherlands > Commerce > East Indies > History > 17th century > Sources.
Indes orientales > Commerce > Pays-Bas > Histoire > 17e siècle > Sources.
Pays-Bas > Commerce > Indes orientales > Histoire > 17e siècle > Sources.
Asia > East Indies
Netherlands
Scotland
Biographies
Early works
History
Sources
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A Many-headed Hydra: An Introduction to the Dutch East India Company
  • Introduction to the Log-book of Captain John Anderson
  • The Log as a Reflection of the Practice of Navigation
  • War in the Log of John Anderson
  • Scots and the East Indies: A Background to the Voyage of John Anderson.

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