The navigator : the log of John Anderson, VOC pilot-major, 1640-1643 / / edited by Victor Enthoven, Steve Murdoch, Eila Williamson with the assistance of Ben Teensma.

• Superior document: European expansion and indigenous response, v. 7
• Author: Anderson, John, 17th cent.
• TeilnehmendeR: Enthoven, Victor, 1958-; Murdoch, Steve.; Williamson, Eila.
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: European expansion and indigenous response ; v. 7.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (304 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Captain 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.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / J. Anderson -- Chapter One. A Many-Headed Hydra: An Introduction To The Dutch East India Company / J. Anderson -- Chapter Two. Introduction To The Log-Book Of Captain John Anderson / J. Anderson -- Chapter Three. The Log As A Reflection Of The Practice Of Navigation / J. Anderson -- Chapter Four. War In The Log Of John Anderson / J. Anderson -- Chapter Five. Scots And The East Indies: A Background To The Voyage Of John Anderson / J. Anderson -- Editorial Practice / J. Anderson -- The Log-Book Of Captain John Anderson: Edinburgh, National Library Of Scotland, Adv. Ms. 33.3.14 / J. Anderson -- Appendices / J. Anderson -- Bibliography / J. Anderson -- Index / J. Anderson.