De Noordwestelijke Doorvaart / De Aarde en haar Volken, 1909

A first-person account combines memoir and expedition narrative about undertaking a polar voyage to traverse the Northwest Passage. The author traces youthful inspiration from earlier explorers, the choice to pursue scientific aims—especially magnetic observations—fundraising and practical preparations, purchase and refit of a small vessel, crew selection, and provisioning for a prolonged journey. Technical details such as a compact engine and instrument packages are described alongside daily life aboard, encounters with ice and weather, and reflections on the risks and motivations that sustained repeated efforts to chart and understand the Arctic.