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Pars Japonica: Or the First Dutch Expedition to Reach the Shores of Japan; or How a Seafaring Raid on the Coast of South America Met with Disaster and How, Against All Odds, One Ship Was Eventually Brought to the Shores of Japan by the English Pilot Will Adams, the Hero of Shogun by William de Lange (Hardcover, 2006)

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Pars Japonica : The First Dutch Expedition to Reach the Shores of Japan or How a Seafaring Raid on the Coast of South America Met With Disaster and How, Against All Odds, One Ship Was Eventually Brought To The Shores Of Japan By The English Pilot Will Adams, The Hero of, Hardcover by De Lange, William, ISBN 1891640232, ISBN-13 9781891640230, Brand New, Free P&P in the UK This is the harrowing account of one of the most ill-fated expeditions in maritime history. Of five ships that sailed from Rotterdam at the turn of the 16th century, only one reached the largely unknown islands of Japan. The pilot of that ship was the inspiration for the hero of James Clavell's Shogun.