Catalogus der bibliotheek van het Koninklijk Instituut voor de Marine te Willemsoord

This catalog was compiled in the late 19th century by Jacobus Johannes Backer Dirks, a Dutch naval officer and historian who served as the librarian for the Royal Institute for the Navy at Willemsoord. The volume was created to systematize the institute's growing collection of maritime, technical, and historical literature, reflecting the formalization of professional naval education in the Netherlands during the nineteenth century.

The work serves as a testament to the rigorous standards of archival and bibliographic practice in Dutch military institutions of that era. Designed as a comprehensive finding aid for officers and cadets, the catalog provides significant insight into the academic curriculum and intellectual interests of the Dutch naval fleet during a period of transition in maritime technology and strategy.