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Jan Rijp

Mariner in the late sixteenth and early seventieth centuries · Netherlands · On the map · Historical Figures · Lived 1570 to 1613 · aged 43

Jan Cornelisz Rijp was a Dutch mariner best known for his involvement with Willem Barentsz in finding a route to the East, avoiding the Spanish and the Portuguese fleets in the South.

Jan Rijp is read about 5.5 times a day, in 9 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 23 September 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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About this person

Country
Netherlands
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1570 to 1613 · aged 43