Storms, Ice, and Whales
| Author | Willem van der Does |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | |
| Country | Dutch East Indies |
| Language | Dutch |
| Genre | expedition, diary, journal |
| Publisher | Albrecht & Co |
Publication date | 1934, 1935, 1947, 1955 |
| Media type | Hardback and paperback |
| Pages | 375 pages |
Storm, Ijs, en Walvisschen is a book published in 1934, written by the 20th-century Dutch East Indies impressionist painter, Willem van der Does. An account of his nine-month journey aboard a Belgian[contradictory] whaler sailing to the Antarctic in 1923-24, it provides details of the flora and fauna, including penguins and albatross, and describes such natural phenomena as the colors of the ice, the sea, and the sky. It also chronicles in detail the workings of the ship and describes the crew and their tasks. The first edition was published by Albrecht & Co.[1][contradictory]
Background[edit]
Storm, Ijs, en Walvisschen is a journal of the journey of the East Indies impressionist painter, Willem van der Does. It was originally meant to describe the rarely visited Antarctica in that era. Van der Does was one of the first Dutchmen to visit Antarctica.
In the year 1923-1924, Van der Does visited Antarctica in order to survey the region, aboard the Sir James Clark Ross, captained by C. A. Larsen. The journey began from Hobart, then continued to King Edward VII Land on the Antarctic mainland, and ended at south New Zealand. During his travel Does made around 144 sketches and wrote a memoir about his experience, describing life on the ship, and marine life in the Antarctic.[2]
This book was originally published in 1934, ten years after the journey, by a reporter and writer, C. M. Bakker.[contradictory] Bakker was interested in making and publishing Does's story because it was then very rare to travel into Antarctica. After interviewing Van der Does when he was visiting the Netherlands, Bakker also got the support by Board of the Representative and Directors in the Dutch East Indies.[vague][3]
Editions[edit]
The first edition was published in 1934 in the Netherlands and Batavia, and saw a second printing in 1935. These were half-folio tomes with reproductions of Van der Does's numerous pen and ink illustrations. The third edition was done in Amsterdam 1947, as a quarto. At first the publishers[vague] thought that the book's interest would remain in the East Indies, but after several discussions, they published the book in the Netherlands, because they thought that it was a very special and important aspect of the Dutch marine history, and an essential work describing the land of ice. The book was reissued in 1955 as a paperback with no illustration.[4]
Translation[edit]
In 2003, Ruth van Baak Griffioen, an author in her own right, translated Storm, Ijs, en Walvisschen into English as Storms, Ice, and Whales. She was motivated to translate the book because she discovered a copy in her attic, She was also the daughter of van der Does's cousin.
References[edit]
- ↑ Griffioen, Ruth van Baak (August 1, 2003). Storms, Ice, and Whales: The Antarctic Adventures of a Dutch Artist on a Norwegian Whaler. Eerdmans Pub Co. ISBN 978-0802821256. Unknown parameter
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- ↑ Verlinden, Jozef (October 1, 2009). Naar Antarctica: Belgen en Nederlanders op expeditie naar de Zuidpool. Lannoo. ISBN 978-9020986136. Search this book on [page needed]
- ↑ The original first publication foreword, by C. M. Bakker in 1934
- ↑ "Collection of National Library of New Zealand, Storm, ijs en walvisschen: een moderne vikingtocht met Noorsche walvischvaarders naar de Zuidelijke IJszee". National Library of New Zealand.
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