Maarten Tromp: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

M.G. de Boer, Tromp en de Duinkerkers (1949); C.R. Boxer (ed.), The Journal of Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp Anno 1639 (1930), a translation of the original manuscript with introduction; “M.H. Tromp, 1598–1653,” The Mariner’s Mirror, 40:33–54 (1954), an excellent survey of Tromp’s life with useful bibliography; F. Graete, De kapiteinsjaren van Maerten Harpertszoon Tromp. Bewerkt door M. Simon Thomas (1938), treats the period of Tromp’s life from 1624 until 1634; J.K. Oudendijk, Maerten Harpertszoon Tromp, 2nd ed. (1952), is still the best biography available but without source indications.

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