Petrus Plancius
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Petrus Plancius was a Dutch-Flemish astronomer, cartographer and clergyman. Born in Dranouter, now in Heuvelland, West Flanders, he studied theology in Germany and England. At the age of 24 he became
Petrus Plancius Instructing Students in the Science of Navigation, by David Vinckboons
Orbis Terrarum 1594
Nova Francia .. Terra Nova 1592
Insulae Moluccae 1592
The First Dutch Expedition to the East Indies was an expedition that took place from 1595 to 1597 to the region that is now Indonesia. It was instrumental in opening up the East Indies spice trade to
Petrus Plancius
…The minor planet 10648 Plancius commemorates his contributions in celestial and terrestrial cartography. First Dutch Expedition to Indonesia Works about Petrus Plancius at Open Library…
The fleet of Cornelis de Houtman.
Shooting on the city of Bantam and attack of the prahus.
Wall painting La réception de Cornelis de Houtman a Java en 1595 by Paulides in the Dutch pavilion at the Colonial World Exhibition in Paris. Photo KIT.
Nicolaes Visscher Indiae Orientalis