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I do want to thank all those who commented on my request for the origin of the
name of Dutch Harbor, on Unalaska Island in the Aleutians. I have queried
people in Unalaska as to stories, tales, legends, etc., but the sole answer
given is speculating that it was named in honor of Vitus Bering as he was
Dutch. I think I must look elsewhere.
I was familiar with the Vries exploration to some extent and discussed
it briefly with Hans Kok in London last month. It is very disappointing that no
chart of even could-be Aleutians has been found. If anyone finds further
knowledge, I would be most grateful.
Again - thank you to everyone.
Best Wishes,,
Dee
Dee Longenbaugh
The Observatory, ABAA
299 North Franklin Street
Juneau, Alaska, 99801
www.observatorybooks.com
[email protected]
Since 1977
Alaska specialists
> Lichen on the rock ignores a nearby lightning strike, and so it is
> with cartographers.
B.E.W. Allen
On Nov 24, 2010, at 5:20 AM, Wildeman, Diederick wrote:
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> Dear Mrs Longenbaugh,
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> There is no Dutch voyage known to the Aleutian islands in the 17th or 18th
> century. It is unlikely such a voyage would have escaped the attention of
> the Dutch authorities and especially the Directors of the East-India Company
> (VOC). The best recent study in the English language with information about
> the Dutch in the Pacific is in: Kees Zandvliet. Mapping for Money, Maps,
> Plans and Topographical Paintings and their Role in Dutch Overseas Expansion
> during the 16th and 17th Centuries. Amsterdam: Bataafsche Leeuw, 1998 (reed.
> 2002). This book includes information the voyages of Maerten Gerritsz Vries
> (1643) to Hokkaido , the Kuril Islands and southern Sakhalin and the
> expedition of Tasman & Quast to find Gold and Silver Islands east of Japan
> (1639).
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> It is very likely that the Dutchness of Dutch harbor has another origin then
> a ship flying a red-white-blue flag.
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> Best wishes,
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> Diederick Wildeman
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> Curator of navigation & library collections
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> Het Scheepvaartmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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