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Today in History – Hendrick Hamel, the Sparrow Hawk and the Hermit Kingdom

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Rick Spilman

On August 15th, 1653, the Dutch East India Company ship, Sperwer (Sparrow Hawk), was shipwrecked on Jeju Island off the southern coast of Korea.  Thirty six of the sixty four crew survived. One of the survivors was the ship’s book keeper, Hendrick … Continue reading →

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