Isabella,
This is the Dutch man I meant when we talked about Korean history, and the Joseon period. He was ship wrecked near to Jeju-do, then spent 14 years (I think) in Korea before he escaped to Japan and finally back to Europe!
English: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrick_Hamel
Korean: http://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%97%A8%EB%93%9C%EB%A6%AD_%ED%95%98%EB%A9%9C
