Voyages to the East-Indies, Vol. 1 of 3: Containing a Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, Batavia, Bantam, and Bengal, with Observations on Those Parts, &C. in the Years 1768-1771 (Classic Reprint)
Voyages to the East-Indies, Vol. 1 of 3: Containing a Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, Batavia, Bantam, and Bengal, with Observations on Those Parts, &C. in the Years 1768-1771 (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from Voyages to the East-Indies, Vol. 1 of 3: Containing a Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, Batavia, Bantam, and Bengal, With Observations on Those Parts, &C. In the Years 1768-1771 Ment that occurred in the Dutch navy for men of enterprize and abilities, prompted him to requeft permi ion to go a voyage to the eaft-indies, as captain in the employ of the Dutch bait-india Company, retaining, however, his rank of captain in the navy. The accounts of his two voyages, in that capacity, are here given; and his readers ...
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Excerpt from Voyages to the East-Indies, Vol. 1 of 3: Containing a Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, Batavia, Bantam, and Bengal, With Observations on Those Parts, &C. In the Years 1768-1771 Ment that occurred in the Dutch navy for men of enterprize and abilities, prompted him to requeft permi ion to go a voyage to the eaft-indies, as captain in the employ of the Dutch bait-india Company, retaining, however, his rank of captain in the navy. The accounts of his two voyages, in that capacity, are here given; and his readers will find him, throughout, a main of obferva tion and intelligence.' He was afterwards promoted to the rank of rear-admiral, which he held at the time of his death. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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