Martin Vries
Dutch explorer of Japan (1589-1647) · Netherlands · On the map · Historical Figures · Died at 58
Maarten Gerritszoon Vries or Fries, also referred to as de Vries, was a 17th-century Dutch cartographer and explorer, the first Western European to leave an account of his visit to Ezo, Sakhalin, Kuril Islands and the Sea of Okhotsk.
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Cape of Aniva, Cape of Patience, Staten Island (Isola di Stati), and Strait of de Vries all seen on this Italian map from 1682. As the map shows, de Vries did not have a chance to discover either La Pérouse Strait or the Strait of Tartary, the mapmakers thus making Hokkaido and Sakhalin part of the mainland.
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Early 18 c. French map depicting the Vries Strait and the Strait of Tartary.About this person
Country
Netherlands
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1589 to 1647 · aged 58
