Author: HULZEN, JOH. VAN (1891-1965),
Title: De Kaper van Nantes [Jacques Cassard]. Historische Roman voor de rijpere Jeugd. [Eerste druk; First edition].
Description: 's-Gravenhage, Van Hoeve, 1950. 8°. Original cloth. Coloured illustration of a 17th century frigate in relief on front cover, title in red type on spine. Binding designed by Hans Borrebach. Hftitle (verso blank). 255pp. list of recommende literature at rear. NOT called-for in holdings of Royal Institute of Linguistics and Anthropology, KITLV. Dutch language historic novel based on life and times of Jacques Cassard of Nantes (1679-1740), a french able seman and later commanding a frigate as Lieutenant, at the time famous for his career as a licenced Buccaneer (by the french King Louis XIV, 1712-1714) during the Spanish War of Succession. Cassard was sent on a mission to the Caribbean , where he attacked and looted the Portuguese colony of Cabo Verde, Montserrat and Antiqua (Great Britain) and the Dutch colonies of St. Eustace, Curaçao and Suriname. Cassards maritime life was ended by the Utrecht treaty of 1715. Very good copy, NO dustjacket.

Keywords: buccaneering kaapvaart jacques cassard history juvenalia maritime caribbean berbice caboverde suriname curaçao berbice montserrat antiqua looting zeerovers hansborrebach colonialism guyanas buur