Pieter de Carpentier
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Pieter de Carpentier was a Dutch administrator of the Dutch East India Company who served as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1623 to 1627. The Gulf of Carpentaria in northern Australia
Portrait of Pieter de Carpentier by an unknown artist. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Jan Pieterszoon Coen
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Jan Pieterszoon Coen was a Dutch naval officer of the Dutch East India Company in the early 17th century, serving two terms as governor-general of the Dutch East Indies. He was the founder of Batavia,
Pieter de Carpentier
…by an unknown artist. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. 5th Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies In office 1 February 1623 – 30 September 1627 Preceded by Jan Pieterszoon Coen Succeeded by Jan Pieterszoon Coen Personal details Born 19 February 1586 Antwerp, Spanish Netherlands Died 5 September 1659 (aged 73) Amsterdam, Dutch…
Portrait by Jacob Waben
Monument to Coen in Hoorn
Explanatory text placed in 2012 on the pedestal of the Hoorn statue
Statue for Coen in Batavia