Download or read book Catalogue of the Library written by National Maritime Museum (Great Britain). Library and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rubens written by Jeffrey M. Muller and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Paul Rubens assembled a collection of art that was, for an artist and for the Netherlands, of unprecedented richness and breadth. Hundreds of pictures (including masterpieces by Titian, Bruegel, and Van Dyck) and prints and drawings, as well as ancient sculptures, coins, and gems, were joined with select works by Rubens himself and displayed in the artist's magnificent house in Antwerp. This richly illustrated volume is the first to treat the significance of the collection in depth, to document its major components, and to catalogue all the individual pieces in it. "A contribution to Rubens studies which will be of lasting value".--Oliver Millar, The Times Literary Supplement "[Muller] fully and effectively combines the techniques of the social historian, the intellectual historian, and the art historian in order to examine the cultural assumptions and achievements of the period. . . . That the story of Rubens as a collector can . . . cover so many aspects of the culture of seventeenth-century Europe is vivid testimony to the efficacy of Muller's integration of the techniques and interests of the historian and the art historian".--Theodore K. Rabb, Journal of Interdisciplinary History

Download or read book Rarities of These Lands written by Claudia Swan and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vivid account of Dutch seventeenth-century art and material culture against the backdrop of the geopolitics of the early modern world The seventeenth century witnessed a great flourishing of Dutch trade and culture. Over the course of the first half of the century, the northern Netherlands secured independence from the Spanish crown, and the nascent republic sought to establish its might in global trade, often by way of diplomatic relations with the Ottoman Empire and other Muslim powers. Central to the political and cultural identity of the Dutch Republic were curious foreign goods the Dutch called "rarities." Rarities of These Lands explores how these rarities were obtained, exchanged, stolen, valued, and collected, tracing their global trajectories and considering their role within the politics of the new state. Claudia Swan’s insightful, engaging analysis offers a novel and compelling account of how the Dutch Republic turned foreign objects into expressions of its national self-conception. Rarities of These Lands traces key elements of the formation of the Dutch Republic—artistic and colonialist ventures alike—offering new perspectives on this momentous period in the history of the Netherlands and its material culture.

Download or read book Prelude to Colonialism written by Jurrien van Goor and published by Uitgeverij Verloren. This book was released on 2004 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Case of the Dutch Ships Considered written by Sir James Marriott and published by . This book was released on 1778 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book General Smuts written by Sarah Gertrude Millin and published by Simon Publications. This book was released on 2001-10-01 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Painstakingly documented, expertly written, even proofread by General Smuts himself, this is not only an engaging history of Africa but an invaluable description of the first world war, President Wilson's plans and the resulting peace treaties.

Download or read book Mapping for Money written by Kees Zandvliet and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For abstract see: Linda Peeters, in Bibliografische attenderingslijst voor docenten Neerlandistiek in het buitenland, jrg. 13, nr. 2 (juni 1998); p. 30; Jeremy Black, in Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis jrg. 111, no. 3 (1998); p. 526-527; Leonard Blussé, in Itinerario vol. XXIV, no. 3/4 (2000); p. 213-214.

Download or read book John Company written by Arthur van Schendel and published by Periplus Editions. This book was released on 1999 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a fascinating portrait of the Dutch East Indies Company and the inherent perils at sea and on the islands.

Download or read book Voc A Bibliography of Publications Relating to the Dutch East India Company 1602 1800 written by John Landwehr and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1991 with total page 900 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the height of its power and influence in the seventeenth and eighteenth century the VOC - acronym for the United Netherland East India Company - was the greatest commercial concern in the world. The scope of its activities extended from the Cape of Good Hope to Japan. In some aspects, the Baltic trade and the North Sea fisheries were of more fundamental relevance for the economy of the Lowlands. But it was the more spectacular East Indian trade which aroused the admiration and the envy of foreigners, sometimes to the point of war. In this bibliography several topics are covered. Not only technical matters such as the legal status of the VOC, its management, directors and shareholders, but also subjects as voyages, battles, ship building, navigation, geography, natural history, ethnography, mission work, ministration, and many others. With 1674 entries, fully described and fully indexed.

Download or read book The Dutch Encounter with Asia 1600 1950 written by K. Zandvliet and published by Waanders Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book In Pursuit of Pepper and Tea written by E. M. Jacobs and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dutch Town Planning Overseas During VOC and WIC Rule 1600 1800 written by Ron van Oers and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Storms Ice and Whales written by and published by Eerdmans Publishing Company. This book was released on 2003 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in the Dutch East Indies in 1934 and later in The Netherlands, this account of ven der Does' nine-month journey aboard a whaler sailing to the Antarctic in 1923-24 provides details of the flora and fauna, including penguins and albatross, and describes such natural phenomena as the colors of the ice, the sea, and the sky. He also chronicles in detail the workings of the ship and describes the crew and their tasks. Ven der Does writes of the solitude as "Nowhere else in the world can one so deeply comprehend the meaning of endlessness as at the Pole, with its vast desolation."

Download or read book Contribution to the History of Fishing in the Southern Seas written by Bengt Anell and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes brief references to fishing techniques and implements used in traditional Australia; data drawn from secondary sources.