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Willem Bontekoe

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Dutch explorer (1587-1657)

NetherlandsHistorical FiguresLived 1587 to 1657 · aged 70
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Willem Ysbrandtszoon Bontekoe was a skipper in the Dutch East India Company (VOC), who made only one voyage for the company (1618-1625).

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Willem IJsbrantsz BontekoeWillem IJsbrantsz BontekoeStatue of Willem Bontekoe, Hoorn harbourStatue of Willem Bontekoe, Hoorn harbour1646 etching of a dodo Bontekoe claimed to have seen on Réunion. It was based on a sketch by Roelant Savery1646 etching of a dodo Bontekoe claimed to have seen on Réunion. It was based on a sketch by Roelant Savery

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Willem Ysbrandtszoon Bontekoe was a skipper in the Dutch East India Company (VOC), who made only one voyage for the company (1618-1625). He became widely known because of the journal of his adventures that was published in 1646 under the title Journael ofte gedenckwaerdige beschrijvinge van de Oost-Indische reyse van Willem Ysbrantsz. Bontekoe van Hoorn, begrijpende veel wonderlijcke en gevaerlijcke saecken hem daer in wedervaren.

Country
Netherlands
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1587 to 1657 · aged 70
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10 languages

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