Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 202 Hamel, Hendrik 1630 1692 Hoetink, B. (Bernardus) 1854 1927 Hoetink, Bernardus Verhaal van het vergaan van het jacht de Sperwer En van het wedervaren der schipbreukelingen op het eiland Quelpaert en het vasteland van Korea (1653-1666) met eene beschrijving van dat rijk Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Distributed Proofreaders Team. "Verhaal van het vergaan van het jacht de Sperwer" by Hendrik Hamel is a historical account written during the early 20th century. This work narrates the experiences of the shipwrecked crew of the Sperwer, who found themselves stranded on Quelpaert Island and later on the Korean mainland from 1653 to 1666. The account is significant as it presents one of the earliest detailed descriptions of Korea, providing insights into the culture and lifestyle of its people through the eyes of European castaways. The opening of the narrative introduces the background of the ship Sperwer and her ill-fated voyage as part of the Dutch East India Company's fleet. Set against the political context of the time, it recounts the events leading to the shipwreck. Hamel, a bookkeeper aboard the Sperwer, details the challenges faced by the crew during their thirteen years in Korea, providing a blend of adventure and firsthand observation of a largely uncharted and closed-off land. The text highlights not only their struggle for survival but also emphasizes the interactions between the stranded crew and the local population, setting the stage for an intriguing exploration of cultural exchange in an age of limited European access to Eastern Asia. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. nl Shipwrecks Korea -- Description and travel Cheju Island (Korea) -- Description and travel DS Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 814912 2025-07-05T07:46:14.024536 text/html 770256 2024-10-28T18:42:51 text/html 1933000 2025-07-05T07:46:31.043414 application/epub+zip 1948318 2025-07-05T07:46:18.375525 application/epub+zip 353733 2025-07-05T07:46:15.599520 application/epub+zip 3183295 2025-07-05T07:46:38.182374 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3119075 2025-07-05T07:46:28.274444 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528930 2022-09-05T13:25:37.288211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 526763 2023-10-05T09:28:05.954559 text/plain 506929 2024-10-28T18:42:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16770 2025-07-05T07:46:38.333395 application/rdf+xml 16488 2025-07-05T07:46:15.790493 image/jpeg 2342 2025-07-05T07:46:15.695508 image/jpeg 1868118 2025-07-05T07:46:14.148537 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia nl.wikipedia