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Anthony Jenkinson

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English diplomat, traveller and explorer (1529-c.1611)

WritersLived 1529 to 1611 · aged 81
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Anthony Jenkinson was born at Market Harborough, Leicestershire. He was one of the first Englishmen to explore Muscovy and present-day Russia. Jenkinson was a traveller and explorer on behalf of the Muscovy Company and the English crown. He also met Ivan the Terrible several times during his trips to Moscow and Russia.

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Map of Muscovy prepared by Anthony Jenkinson and Gerard de Jode (1593)Map of Muscovy prepared by Anthony Jenkinson and Gerard de Jode (1593)One of Jenkinson's maps of Russia (1562), depicting the regions surrounding the Caspian Sea.One of Jenkinson's maps of Russia (1562), depicting the regions surrounding the Caspian Sea.Jenkinson sailed into the range of the Scottish guns on Inchkeith in 1565Jenkinson sailed into the range of the Scottish guns on Inchkeith in 1565Map of Jenkinson, published in Amsterdam in 1598Map of Jenkinson, published in Amsterdam in 1598

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Anthony Jenkinson was born at Market Harborough, Leicestershire. He was one of the first Englishmen to explore Muscovy and present-day Russia. Jenkinson was a traveller and explorer on behalf of the Muscovy Company and the English crown. He also met Ivan the Terrible several times during his trips to Moscow and Russia. He detailed the accounts of his travel through several written works over his life.

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Lived 1529 to 1611 · aged 81
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