Linschoten-Vereeniging

The Linschoten-Vereeniging (Linschoten Society) is a Dutch scholarly society dedicated to publishing rare or previously unpublished travel accounts and geographical descriptions. It was founded in 1908 by Jan Willem IJzerman and Gerret Pieter Rouffaer,[1] by a group of historians and former seafarers regarded as specialists in Dutch maritime history.

The society is named after the Dutch merchant, writer, and explorer Jan Huygen van Linschoten (c. 1563–1611), whose works at the end of the 16th century provided merchants from Holland and Zeeland with essential information for navigating the trade routes to the East Indies. The primary aim of the society—comparable to that of the Hakluyt Society—is to promote knowledge of the history of travel and navigation through scholarly editions of contemporary travel narratives. For more than a century, the society has published critical editions of maritime and travel accounts. Over one hundred volumes have appeared to date, and a substantial number of the earlier editions have been digitised.[2]

The best-known publication series of the Linschoten-Vereeniging is the Werken van de Linschoten-Vereeniging (Works of the Linschoten Society). From 1909 to 1981 (vols. 1–83) the series was published by Martinus Nijhoff in The Hague. Additional publications include the Registers (index volumes) and the Gelegenheidsuitgaven (occasional publications).

Overview of publications

See also

References

  1. ^ Maarten Kuitenbrouwer: Dutch Scholarship in the Age of Empire and Beyond: KITLV - The Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies, 1851-2011. 2013, p. 154
  2. ^ linschoten-vereeniging.nl

Bibliography

  • De Linschoten-Vereeniging. Kort overzicht van haar daden en streven. Een opwekking gericht tot alle ontwikkelde vaderlanders, Den Haag, 1948
  • Reizen door de eeuwen heen. 100 jaar Linschoten-Vereeniging (1908–2008), Zutphen, 2008, ISBN 905730564X