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Cornelius Jacobsen May
Dutch explorer and colonist (1580-1624) · Netherlands · On the map · Historical Figures · Died at 44
Cornelis Jacobsen Mey, often spelled Cornelius Jacobsz May, among other spellings in Dutch, was a 17th-century Dutch explorer, captain, and fur trader. Mey was the first director of New Netherland and was stationed at Fort Amsterdam.
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Mey was the captain of the ship Nieu Nederlandt, which delivered the first boatload of colonists to New Netherland in north-east America.
