Timeline
Lifetime:
1587 -
1657
Passed: ≈
367 years ago
Title
Writer
Country/Nationality
Willem Ysbrantsz Bontekoe
Books by Willem Ysbrantsz Bontekoe
Journael ofte gedenckwaerdige beschrijvinghe van de Oost-Indische reyse
History
Memoir
Non-Fiction
Travel
Adventure
Exploration
Survival
17th Century
Seafaring
Shipwreck
Shipping
China
VOC
Dutch East India Company
Indonesia
Ordeal
Willem Ysbrantsz Bontekoe's "Journael ofte gedenckwaerdige beschrijvinghe" is a detailed account of his experiences as a Dutch sea captain during his voyages for the Dutch East India Company (VOC). The journal, first published in 1646, chronicles his...