| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 139 pages) : illustrations (some color), 1 color portrait, maps |
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Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; 3rd ser., no. 5 |
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Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; 3rd ser., no. 5.
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| Contents |
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations and Maps; Prefatory Note; Preface; Introduction; The Present Edition; The Text; 1. 'First Journey to Cape Verde'; 2. 'First Voyage to Angola'; 3. 'Second Voyage to Angola'; 4. Third Voyage to Angola'; Appendices; Appendix A: Weights, Measures and Currency; Appendix B: Extant Editions of the Manuscript; Appendix C: Maps; Bibliography; Index of Persons; A; B; C; D; F; G; H; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; Index of Places; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; W; Z; Index of Select Subjects; Animals; Plants; Trade Commodities |
| Summary |
In the summer of 1630, Pieter van den Broecke returned to Amsterdam after completing his fifth voyage overseas as a commercial agent for various Dutch companies who were then expanding their worldwide trading networks. Van den Broecke used this homecoming to compose a lengthy manuscript describing his experiences, and to arrange its publication in 1634. However, this published version presented his account in a highly abridged and significantly altered form. The present edition offers for the first time an English translation of those parts of Van den Broecke's original manuscript which descri |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-130) andindex |
| Notes |
Translated from the Dutch manuscript |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Broecke, Pieter van den, 1585-1640 -- Travel -- Africa, West
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Broecke, Pieter van den, 1585-1640 fast |
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Broecke, Pieter van den, (1585-1640) -- Voyages -- Afrique occidentale. ram |
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Broecke, Pieter van den. swd |
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Van den. swd |
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography.
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TRAVEL -- Budget.
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TRAVEL -- Hikes & Walks.
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TRAVEL -- Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
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TRAVEL -- Parks & Campgrounds.
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TRAVEL -- Africa -- General.
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Travel
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Africa, West -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001696
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Africa, Central -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001579
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Central Africa
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West Africa
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Kap Verde
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Guinea Landschaft
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Angola
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Guinée -- Descriptions et voyages.
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Angola -- Descriptions et voyages.
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Cap-Vert -- Descriptions et voyages.
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Personal narratives
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Personal narratives.
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Récits personnels.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
La Fleur, J. D. (James Daniel), 1969-
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Hakluyt Society
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| ISBN |
9781472460639 |
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1472460634 |
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