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DOORNBOS, K. Shipwreck & survival in Oman, 1763. The fate of the Amstelveen and thirty castaways on the South coast of Arabia. Based on the notes of Cornelis Eyks. Amsterdam, Pallas, 2012. Wrappers. With illustrations (several in colours). 147 pp. 'It is the oldest surviving European account of the desert coast of Oman and the people who lived there. Eyks' logbook was recently found in France. It has been used gratefully in the retelling of this incredible VOC story'. [Boeknr.: 32874 ]