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"Journael ofte gedenckwaerdige beschrijvinghe van de Oost-Indische Reyse" by Willem IJsbrantsz. Bontekoe is a ship's journal published in 1646. It chronicles Bontekoe's harrowing 1618 voyage to the East Indies for the Dutch East India Company. When his ship explodes near Sumatra, only seventy-two of over two hundred crew members survive. They endure starvation, thirst, and attacks while desperately seeking rescue. The account details further adventures across the Asian seas before Bontekoe's return
in 1625. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Bontekoe, Willem Ysbrantsz., 1587-1647? |
|---|---|
| Editor | Hoogewerff, G. J. (Godefridus Joannes), 1884- |
| Title | Journael ofte gedenckwaerdige beschrijvinghe van de Oost-Indische Reyse van Willem Ysbrantsz. Bontekoe |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journaal_van_Bontekoe |
| Credits |
Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 75.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | Dutch |
| LoC Class | DS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia |
| Subject | Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Indonesia -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 53857 |
| Release Date | Jan 1, 2017 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 396 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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