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04 Jun 2008

June's item of the month is from our rare book collections: a journal of the voyage of eight Dutch ships to the East Indies, commanded by Cornelis Van Neck and Admiral Wybrandt Van Warijck.

The journal contains detailed descriptions of the key 'spice islands' of South East Asia, providing information on their geography, politics and society to aid Dutch merchants in future voyages.

Renee (Digital Collections Librarian)