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| + | [[File:Liefde-sculpture.jpg|right|thumb|320px|A sculpture of the ''Liefde'' near Tokyo Station]] | ||
| − | The ''Liefde'' was a Dutch ship | + | The ''Liefde'' ("Love") was a Dutch ship piloted by Englishman [[William Adams]], which was shipwrecked in [[Bungo province]] ([[Oita prefecture|Ôita prefecture]]) in [[1600]]. |
| − | The ship's crew were in their second year of a mission to attack Spanish and Portuguese settlements in Asia and Africa, and to collect pepper, a valuable Southern Asian spice, to bring back to Europe. When they | + | The ship's crew were in their second year of a mission to attack Spanish and Portuguese settlements in Asia and Africa, and to collect pepper, a valuable Southern Asian spice, to bring back to Europe. When they became shipwrecked at [[Usuki]] in Bungo province on 1600/3/7, the crew of 24 were half-starved; seven later died of malnutrition. William Adams, [[Jan Joosten]], and several of the other survivors entered the service of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] and settled in Japan. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
*Marc Jason Gilbert. "[http://worldhistoryconnected.press.illinois.edu/3.3/gilbert.html Paper Trails: Deshima Island: A Stepping Stone between Civilizations]." ''World History Connected'' 3.3 (2006). Accessed 4 Jan. 2013. | *Marc Jason Gilbert. "[http://worldhistoryconnected.press.illinois.edu/3.3/gilbert.html Paper Trails: Deshima Island: A Stepping Stone between Civilizations]." ''World History Connected'' 3.3 (2006). Accessed 4 Jan. 2013. | ||
| + | *Explanatory plaques in Yaesu underground shopping arcade, Tokyo. | ||
[[Category:Edo Period]] | [[Category:Edo Period]] | ||
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:02, 12 April 2018
The Liefde ("Love") was a Dutch ship piloted by Englishman William Adams, which was shipwrecked in Bungo province (Ôita prefecture) in 1600.
The ship's crew were in their second year of a mission to attack Spanish and Portuguese settlements in Asia and Africa, and to collect pepper, a valuable Southern Asian spice, to bring back to Europe. When they became shipwrecked at Usuki in Bungo province on 1600/3/7, the crew of 24 were half-starved; seven later died of malnutrition. William Adams, Jan Joosten, and several of the other survivors entered the service of Tokugawa Ieyasu and settled in Japan.
References
- Marc Jason Gilbert. "Paper Trails: Deshima Island: A Stepping Stone between Civilizations." World History Connected 3.3 (2006). Accessed 4 Jan. 2013.
- Explanatory plaques in Yaesu underground shopping arcade, Tokyo.
