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National Maritime Museum
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12 Apr 2010
May's item of the month is a rare English book, "The Relation of a Wonderfull Voiage", written by the lesser known explorer William Cornelis Schouten.This very rare English edition is part of the Archive and Library's rare books collection and tells a story of a forgotten seaman who discovered the sea passage between Isla de los Estados and the eastern extremity of the Argentine portion of Tierra del Fuego.
Gregory (Information Assistant, Library)