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Spice Adventurers: The Original Logs of the Ship Gelderland 1601-1603

Fremantle: Duyfken 1606 Replica Foundation, 2002. 1st edition in English, Translated from the original logs in Dutch, pp.iv, 216, profusely illustrated with b/w plates, maps,e.p.maps, or. bds. Near fine in d.j.

The Gelderland, which left the Netherlands in 1601, was the leader of one of the Dutch fleets seeking profits from the spices in the East Indies. The logs are translated here for the first time and tell a compelling maritime story. Profusely illustated with images from the logs. Item #101007

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