# Lenaert Jacobszoon

> Lenaert Jacobszoon was a captain of the Dutch East India Company who, on 31 July 1618 in the vessel Mauritius, sighted North West Cape in the north-west of Western Australia mistakenly believing it to be a large island. He also named the Willems River and the Jocob Remmessens River in the same voyage.

*Dutch explorer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** Netherlands
- **Born:** 1501
- **Died:** 1699
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Lenaert Jacobszoon was a captain of the Dutch East India Company who, on 31 July 1618 in the vessel Mauritius, sighted North West Cape in the north-west of Western Australia mistakenly believing it to be a large island. He also named the Willems River and the Jocob Remmessens River in the same voyage.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 28.4

## Sources
- [Lenaert Jacobszoon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenaert_Jacobszoon)
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- [Lenaert Jacobszoon](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenaert_Jacobszoon)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5786810)

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