Henry Hudson

Henry Hudson

male, deceased
Henry Hudson (September 12, 1570s - 1611) was an English sea explorer and navigator in the early 17th century. His place of birth was London,...
Jan van Riebeeck

Jan van Riebeeck

male, deceased
Johan Anthoniszoon "Jan" van Riebeeck (21 April, 1619-18 January, 1677), was a Dutch colonial administrator and founder of Cape Town. He was born...
Simon van der Stel

Simon van der Stel

male, deceased
Simon van der Stel October 14, 1639 – June 24, 1712, was the first Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. He was the son of Adriaan van der Stel, an of...
Abel Tasman

Abel Tasman

male, deceased
Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603 - October 10 1659), was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant. He is best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in...
Jan Pieterszoon Coen

Jan Pieterszoon Coen

male, deceased
Jan Pieterszoon Coen (8 January 1587 - 21 September 1629) was an officer of Dutch East India Company (VOC) in the early seventeenth century,...
Joan Blaeu

Joan Blaeu

male, deceased
Joan Blaeu (born September 23, 1596 in Alkmaar; died May 28, 1673 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch cartographer. He was the son of cartographer Willem...
Anthony van Diemen

Anthony van Diemen

male, deceased
Anthony van Diemen (Culemborg, 1593- Batavia, 19 April 1645), or Antonius, Dutch colonial governor, was born in Culemborg in the Netherlands, the...
Isaac Titsingh

Isaac Titsingh

male, deceased
Isaac Titsingh (born 10 January 1745 in Amsterdam; died 2 February 1812 in Paris) was a Dutch surgeon, scholar, merchant-trader and ambassador....
Willem Blaeu

Willem Blaeu

male, deceased
Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571, Uitgeest or Alkmaar - Oct 21 1638, Amsterdam), also rendered Willem Jansz Blaeu, was a Dutch cartographer and atlas...