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The navigator [electronic resource] : the log of John Anderson, VOC pilot-major, 1640-1643 / edited by Victor Enthoven, Steve Murdoch, Eila Williamson with the assistance of Ben Teensma.

Anderson, John, (Author). Enthoven, V. (Added Author). Murdoch, Steve. (Added Author). Williamson, Eila. (Added Author).

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9789004189331 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9004189335 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 281 p.) : maps.
Publisher: Leiden ; Brill, 2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-269) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.