Art. III.—Adventures of a Japanese Sailor in the Malay Archipelago, a.d. 1764 to 1771

The following narrative is abridged from a Japanese book called “Nankai Kibun” (Notes of the Southern Ocean), which records the examination by the officials of Ohikuzen in Kiushiu, of a native of that province, named Magotarō, who had been cast away on an island near Mindanao, and, after a captivity...

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Published in:Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland
Main Author: Aston, W. G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1890
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1017/s0035869x00143199
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Summary:The following narrative is abridged from a Japanese book called “Nankai Kibun” (Notes of the Southern Ocean), which records the examination by the officials of Ohikuzen in Kiushiu, of a native of that province, named Magotarō, who had been cast away on an island near Mindanao, and, after a captivity of seven years, was ultimately brought back to Japan in a Dutch ship.