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100 1 _aHamel, Hendrik,
_d1630-1692
245 1 0 _aVerhaal van het vergaan van het jacht de Sperwer :
_bEn van het wedervaren der schipbreukelingen op het eiland Quelpaert en het vasteland van Korea (1653-1666) met eene beschrijving van dat rijk
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2004-03-01
508 _aProduced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Distributed Proofreaders Team.
520 _a"Verhaal van het vergaan van het jacht de Sperwer" by Hendrik Hamel is a historical account written during the early 20th century. This work narrates the experiences of the shipwrecked crew of the Sperwer, who found themselves stranded on Quelpaert Island and later on the Korean mainland from 1653 to 1666. The account is significant as it presents one of the earliest detailed descriptions of Korea, providing insights into the culture and lifestyle of its people through the eyes of European castaways. The opening of the narrative introduces the background of the ship Sperwer and her ill-fated voyage as part of the Dutch East India Company's fleet. Set against the political context of the time, it recounts the events leading to the shipwreck. Hamel, a bookkeeper aboard the Sperwer, details the challenges faced by the crew during their thirteen years in Korea, providing a blend of adventure and firsthand observation of a largely uncharted and closed-off land. The text highlights not only their struggle for survival but also emphasizes the interactions between the stranded crew and the local population, setting the stage for an intriguing exploration of cultural exchange in an age of limited European access to Eastern Asia. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aShipwrecks
653 _aKorea -- Description and travel
653 _aCheju Island (Korea) -- Description and travel
700 1 _aHoetink, B.
_q(Bernardus),
_d1854-1927
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11467
999 _c52913
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