Description:Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Willem Barentsz, Nicolaes Witsen, Frederik de Wit, Johannes Ruysch, Joris Carolus, Joannes de Laet, Erhard Reuwich, Petrus Plancius, Hessel Gerritsz, Jacob van Deventer, Jodocus Hondius, Wim Schermerhorn, Nicolaas Kruik, Gemma Frisius, Dirck Rembrantsz van Nierop, Michael van Langren, Adriaan Reland, Claes Jansz. Visscher, Johannes Vingboons, Gerard de Jode, Willem Blaeu, Jan Janssonius, Pieter van der Aa, Cornelis de Jode, Cornelis Anthonisz., Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer, Joan Blaeu, Hendrik Hondius I, Herman Moll, Johannes van Keulen, Gerard van Schagen, Johannes Vallentin Dominicus Werbata, Henricus Hondius II, Willem Hondius, Jan Jansz de Jonge Stampioen. Excerpt: Willem Barentsz (anglicized as William Barents or Barentz) (c. 1550 - 20 June 1597) was a Dutch navigator, cartographer and explorer, a leader of early expeditions to the far north. The Barents Sea, Barentsburg and Barents Region were all named after him. Willem Barentsz was born around the year 1550 on the island Terschelling in the Seventeen Provinces. A cartographer by trade, Barentsz sailed to Spain and the Mediterranean to complete an atlas of the Mediterranean region, which he co-published with Petrus Plancius. His career as an explorer was spent searching for the Northeast passage, which he reasoned must exist as clear, open water north of Siberia since the sun shone 24 hours a day, which he believed would have melted any potential ice. Map of Willem Barentsz' first voyageOn 5 June 1594 Barentsz left the island of Texel aboard the small ship Mercury, as part of a group of three ships sent out in separate directions to try and enter the Kara Sea, with the hopes of finding the Northeast passage above Siberia. Between 23 and 29 June, Barent's stayed at Kildin Island. On 9 July, the crew encountered a polar bear for the first time. After shooting it wi...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Dutch Cartographers: Willem Barentsz, Nicolaes Witsen, Frederik de Wit, Johannes Ruysch, Joris Carolus, Joannes de Laet, Erhard Reuwich. To get started finding Dutch Cartographers: Willem Barentsz, Nicolaes Witsen, Frederik de Wit, Johannes Ruysch, Joris Carolus, Joannes de Laet, Erhard Reuwich, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Dutch Cartographers: Willem Barentsz, Nicolaes Witsen, Frederik de Wit, Johannes Ruysch, Joris Carolus, Joannes de Laet, Erhard Reuwich
Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Willem Barentsz, Nicolaes Witsen, Frederik de Wit, Johannes Ruysch, Joris Carolus, Joannes de Laet, Erhard Reuwich, Petrus Plancius, Hessel Gerritsz, Jacob van Deventer, Jodocus Hondius, Wim Schermerhorn, Nicolaas Kruik, Gemma Frisius, Dirck Rembrantsz van Nierop, Michael van Langren, Adriaan Reland, Claes Jansz. Visscher, Johannes Vingboons, Gerard de Jode, Willem Blaeu, Jan Janssonius, Pieter van der Aa, Cornelis de Jode, Cornelis Anthonisz., Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer, Joan Blaeu, Hendrik Hondius I, Herman Moll, Johannes van Keulen, Gerard van Schagen, Johannes Vallentin Dominicus Werbata, Henricus Hondius II, Willem Hondius, Jan Jansz de Jonge Stampioen. Excerpt: Willem Barentsz (anglicized as William Barents or Barentz) (c. 1550 - 20 June 1597) was a Dutch navigator, cartographer and explorer, a leader of early expeditions to the far north. The Barents Sea, Barentsburg and Barents Region were all named after him. Willem Barentsz was born around the year 1550 on the island Terschelling in the Seventeen Provinces. A cartographer by trade, Barentsz sailed to Spain and the Mediterranean to complete an atlas of the Mediterranean region, which he co-published with Petrus Plancius. His career as an explorer was spent searching for the Northeast passage, which he reasoned must exist as clear, open water north of Siberia since the sun shone 24 hours a day, which he believed would have melted any potential ice. Map of Willem Barentsz' first voyageOn 5 June 1594 Barentsz left the island of Texel aboard the small ship Mercury, as part of a group of three ships sent out in separate directions to try and enter the Kara Sea, with the hopes of finding the Northeast passage above Siberia. Between 23 and 29 June, Barent's stayed at Kildin Island. On 9 July, the crew encountered a polar bear for the first time. After shooting it wi...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Dutch Cartographers: Willem Barentsz, Nicolaes Witsen, Frederik de Wit, Johannes Ruysch, Joris Carolus, Joannes de Laet, Erhard Reuwich. To get started finding Dutch Cartographers: Willem Barentsz, Nicolaes Witsen, Frederik de Wit, Johannes Ruysch, Joris Carolus, Joannes de Laet, Erhard Reuwich, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.