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Olivier Van Noort
(1558 - 22nd Feb, 1627)
Livre : Premier livre de la Navigation aux Indes orientales
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée de la Renaissance, château d'Ecouen) / Gérard Blot
Ecouen, musée national de la Renaissance
http://musee-renaissance.fr/
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Keywords:
fish
scientific exploration
turtle
fishing net
fishing techniques
barrel
coat of arms
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About the artwork
Title:
Livre : Premier livre de la Navigation aux Indes orientales
Periods:
17th century
modern age
XVIIth century
Inventory number:
ECL2286
Detail:
Premier livre de l'histoire de la Navigation aux Indes orientales par les hollandais, éd. Cornille Nicolas, Amsterdam, 1609. Page 4 verso
Location:
Ecouen, musée national de la Renaissance
About the author(s)
Author:
Olivier Van Noort
Born:
1558
Dead:
22nd Feb, 1627
Country:
Pays-Bas
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Olivier van Noort
(1558 – 22 February 1627) was the first Dutchman to circumnavigate the world. Olivier van Noort was born in 1558 in Utrecht. He left Rotterdam on 2 July 1598 with four ships and a plan to attack Spanish possessions in the Pacific and to trade with China and the Spice Islands. His ships were poorly equipped, especially in the way of armament and the crews were unruly. Nonetheless, Van Noort sailed through the Magellan Strait, and captured a number of ships (Spanish and…
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