Author: NAVERY, Raoul de. Title: Les aventures de Martin Tromp.
Description: Paris, E. Plon et Cie, 1880. 8vo. Later half cloth. With many illustrations by C.G. Fath. 338 pp. First edition. - Novel on Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp (1598 - 1653) a Dutch army general and admiral in the Dutch navy. He spent much of his childhood at sea, including being captured by pirates and enslaved by Barbary Corsairs. In adult life, he became a renowned ship captain and naval commander. Cat. NHSM II, p.1048 (later ed.).
Keywords: Dutch maritime history
Price: EUR 104.50 = appr. US$ 113.58 Seller: Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books (NVvA/ILAB)
- Book number: 37152