A Voyage to and from the Island of Borneo by Beeckman, Daniel; introduction by Dr. Chin Yoon Fong - 1973

Folkestone, Kent, Great Britain Dawson's of Pall Mall, 1973. Hardcover Reprint Edition. Very Good+: shows very light wear to the extremities, a little heavier at the upper corner tips and a small water spot at the lower front panel. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Small 8vo. 205pp. Three fold-out Maps. Colonial History Series, No. 87. Hardback: Lacks DJ. English navigator William Dampier, aboard the English ship Cygnet, made the earliest recorded visit to sea round the island in March 1688. He found it uninhabited.[5] Dampier gave an account of the visit which can be found in his Voyages.[6] Dampier was trying to reach Cocos from New Holland. His ship was pulled off course in an easterly direction, arriving at Christmas Island twenty-eight days later. Dampier landed at the Dales (on the west coast). Two of his crewmen were the first Europeans to set foot on Christmas Island. Daniel… Read More

Barnes & Noble, 1973. Good.

London: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1973. Reprint. Hardcover. Good. An account mainly of Captain Beeckman's visit to South Kalimantan in 1713 to gain a foothold for British merchants in the lucrative pepper trade there. Unfortunately his arrival coincided with a local civil war. Nevertheless his observant eye was able to take in much about the culture of not only the town dwellers of Banjarmasin, but also of the aboriginal tribes in the vicinity. He also made fairly extensive notes of the wildlife in the region, identifying the orang utan as being particularly worth further study. A facsimile reprint with an introduction by Chin Yoon Fong of the University of Malaya. Good Hardback. Reprint. Originally published in 1718 205 pages. Weight: 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia This is an ex library book with labels on the spine and inside back cover and opposite page and stamps on the text block. There is a little bit of rubbing at the top and base of the spine and the corners. The binding is tight, the text… Read More