Peter Nuyts papers, 1 October 1630-12 November 1632

SAFE/DLMSQ 503

fonds

1 October 1630-12 November 1632

944091

1 volume of textual material - Brown Morocco slipcase, spine title 'Peter Nuyts'. 39 cm.

Pieter Nuyts, Dutch navigator, was born in Amsterdam ca. 1600. He studied commerce, and made several voyages to the African Coast. In 1627, his family equipped a ship for trade in Asia. On route to Batavia, the ship went off course, and put ashore on an unknown coast - this was part of South East Australia, which was named Nuytsland after him. Soon after his arrival in Batavia, the Council of Batavia named him ambassador to Japan and Governor of Taiyouan. On his return to Batavia, he was imprisoned because of rumours of his ill-conduct in Taiyouan. It was during his imprisonment that he wrote the report and his autograph letter

Contents list available in the Mitchell Library Reading Room -

Information transferred from Dixson Manuscript Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012.

Notes on Nuyts by Alfred de Lacaze, and letter about Nuyts' papers by Frederik Muller, bookseller, Amsterdam are catalogued at DLMSQ 503n

Transferred from DLSPENCER 392