History of Micronesia: A Collection of Source Documents: Vol. 3 First Real Contact, 1596-1637

Levesque, Rodrigue. History of Micronesia: A Collection of Source Documents: Vol. 3 First Real Contact, 1596-1637. 3. Gatineau, Québec: Lévesque Publications. ISBN 978-0-920201-03-9.

Abstract: Volume 3 (HOM.03) contains 89 chapters totaling 144 documents covering all the voyages and expeditions made in the Pacific during this period by the Spanish (Mendana, Quiros, Vivero, Rios Coronel, Vizcaino, Cardona, etc.), by the Dutch (Mahu, Van Noort, Speilbergen, Schapenham), by Italians (the Carlet-tis), by an Austrian (Femberger), and previously-unknown voyages by the Japanese (Hosuke, Hasekura and Shogen). There are many “new” documents, conveniently placed in their proper chronological order. The contents of HOM were compiled, translated, edited and annotated by Rodrigue Levesque. Rod located and made novel translations of thousands of documents between 1992 and 2002. These were organized in forty massive volumes, with only the first twenty being printed in physical, hardbound form. In 2022, the US nonprofit Habele obtained the copyrights to the full History of Micronesia series with the aim of offering free and navigable access to the public.