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Hendrick Hamel was shipwrecked in Korea in 1653, becoming the first Westerner to provide a first-hand account of life in the kingdom. He describes a kingdom of contrasts - blatant liars, yet incredibly credulous, very well educated but terribly misogynistic - with a range of advanced ideas, underfloor heating in their houses being one remarkable example.


Corea, Without and Within: Chapters on Corean History, Manners and Religion. With Hendrick Hamel ... by
William Elliot Griffis, Hendrik Hamel Publication date: 1885
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