A traveler in Siam in the year 1655 : extracts from the journal of Gijsbert Heeck, 16 November 1654 and 12 August-18 October 1655

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A traveler in Siam in the year 1655 : extracts from the journal of Gijsbert Heeck, 16 November 1654 and 12 August-18 October 1655

translated and introduced by Barend Jan Terwiel ; transcribed from the handwritten Dutch manuscript by Renée Hoogenraad

KITLV press , Silkworm Books, 2008

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First published in 2008 by Silkworm books ...Chiang Mai -- t.p.verso

Includes bibliographical references and index

Text in English and Dutch

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Gijsbert Heeck (1619-1669) was a medicinal specialist who served the Dutch East India Company (VOC). His journal, written more than three hundred and fifty years ago, is based on the daily notes he made during his third trip to the East. This volume presents the selections from his journal that deal with Siam, accompanied by the original Dutch text. This publication is the initiative of a group of Dutch and Thai scholars who intend to provide access to important Dutch texts about Siam from the VOC period by translating them into English along with a transcript of the original Dutch text. Heeck's journal was chosen for the strength of its observations of mid-seventeenth century Siam. Transcribed from the handwritten Dutch manuscript by Renee Hoogenraad. Published with Silkworm Books.

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