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Shipwreck and Survival in Oman, 1763
Klaas Doornbos
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Description for Shipwreck and Survival in Oman, 1763
Paperback. Richly illustrated reconstruction - equal parts social history, anthropology, and survival chronicle - of the journey of 30 castaways from the Dutch ship Amstelveen. Num Pages: 148 pages, 60 black and white; 0 full color. BIC Classification: 1FBX; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 9. Weight in Grams: 355.
In 1763, the Dutch ship Amstelveen set sail from the Dutch East Indies for Muscat, Oman. Through a tragic combination of human error and rough seas, the ship never made it to port, sinking off the southern coast of Oman. The thirty surviving crew members then faced a terrible trek across a desolate desert landscape to Muscat. Drawing on the logbook of Cornelis Eyks, the ship’s only surviving officer,Klaas Doornbos tells the fascinating story of the men’s journey across the Gulf of Oman desert, their encounters with the country’s inhabitants, and their struggle to survive. Quoting extensively ... Read more
In 1763, the Dutch ship Amstelveen set sail from the Dutch East Indies for Muscat, Oman. Through a tragic combination of human error and rough seas, the ship never made it to port, sinking off the southern coast of Oman. The thirty surviving crew members then faced a terrible trek across a desolate desert landscape to Muscat. Drawing on the logbook of Cornelis Eyks, the ship’s only surviving officer,Klaas Doornbos tells the fascinating story of the men’s journey across the Gulf of Oman desert, their encounters with the country’s inhabitants, and their struggle to survive. Quoting extensively ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
Number of Pages
148
Place of Publication
Amsterdam, Netherlands
ISBN
9789089648389
SKU
V9789089648389
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-21
About Klaas Doornbos
Klaas Doornbos (b. 1936) is teacher, researcher, advisor in educational policy, and emeritus professor of special education at the University of Amsterdam.
Reviews for Shipwreck and Survival in Oman, 1763
"Shipwreck and Survival offers a highly readable account of a unique episode in eighteenth-century maritime history. The gripping details of the trek through the desert and Doornbos’s personal journey of investigation — from the chance discovery of Eyks’s account on an antiques market in southern France to the search for a 250-year old ship wreck via Google Earth — ... Read more