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Book SynopsisCaptain 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.
Trade Review"Once again the publishing house of Brill has produced a splendid book [...]." - Jaap R. Bruijn (Leiden University, The Netherlands), International Journal of Maritime History, 2011, Vol. XXIII, No. 2, pp. 378 - 379 "...source publications like these are necessary to show that the endeavours of East India Companies should never be considered simply as national projects, but seen more as European undertakings. Certainly the books offers us an opportunity to marvel at how different sailing the world must have been almost four centuries ago and offers us an intriguing insight into the world of the East India Companies." - Chris Nierstrasz (University of Warwick), The Innes Review, 2014, Vol. 65, No. 2, pp. 180-182 DOI: 10.3366/inr.2014.0081
Table of ContentsGeneral Editor’s Preface List of Illustrations Preface List of Abbreviations Notes on Measures, Currencies, and Mileage Maps PART ONE: HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION 1. A Many-headed Hydra: An Introduction to the Dutch East India Company 2. Introduction to the Log-book of Captain John Anderson 3. The Log as a Reflection of the Practice of Navigation 4. War in the Log of John Anderson 5. Scots and the East Indies: A Background to the Voyage of John Anderson PART TWO: THE LOG-BOOK OF CAPTAIN JOHN ANDERSON Editorial Practice The Log-book of Captain John Anderson Appendices Appendice A. Foreigners in the VOC, 1602-1660 Appendice B. Scots in East India Service, 1600-1660 Appendice C. Two letters of Drummer-Major James Spens, VOC Soldier, 1631-1632 Bibliography Index
