Excerpt from A Catalogue of Books Relating to the Discovery and Early History of North and South America, Vol. 3: Forming a Part of the Library of E. D. Church; 1626 1676 This, one of the most valuable and best written of the early Dutch voyages, is the journal of Admiral Jacques l'hermite's voyage around the world; 162 3 - 1626. The object of this voyage was to find a better passage than that of Magellan by which the Dutch could reach the Moluccas from the east. By means of this voyage the Dutch were able to establish themselves in the East Indies. For a partial account of the same voyage see No. 405. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.