Author: Tonderen, J.P. van
Title: Bijzondere aanteekeningen betreffende de familie J.C.J. van Speijk, Amsterdam 1832, 15 p. (mist de uitv. tabel)
Description: Jan Carolus Josephus van Speijk, also written Van Speyk (31 January 1802 - 5 February 1831), was a Dutch naval lieutenant who became a hero in the Netherlands for his opposition to the Belgian Revolution. He allegedly blew up his gunboat with its crew to prevent it being taken by the Belgian revolutionaries

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