Witsen, Nicolaas, 1641-1717
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Name (Latin)
Witsen, Nicolaas, 1641-1717
Name (Cyrilic)
Витсен, Николаас, 1641-1717
Other forms of name
Witsen, N. (Nicolaas), 1641-1717
Witsen, Nicolaes, 1641-1717
Witsen, Nicolas, 1641-1717
Vitsen, Nikolaas, 1641-1717
Witzen, Nicolas, 1641-1717
Date of birth
1641
Date of death
1717
Field of activity
Cartography
Russia--Description and travel
Shipbuilding
Occupation
Cartographers
Mayors
Associated Language
dut
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- The Author's Carte generale de toutes les costes du monde, [ca.1730].
- LCN: Witsen, Nicolaas, 1641-1717
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File:Nicolaas Witsen 1674-1717 by Petrus Schenk 1701.jpg
Peter Schenk the Elder, Public domain
File:Witsen's Shaman.JPG
, Public domain
File:Witsen - Tartaria.jpg
Nicolaes Witsen, Public domain
Wikipedia description:
Nicolaes Witsen (Dutch: Nicolaas Witsen; 8 May 1641 – 10 August 1717) was a Dutch statesman who was mayor of Amsterdam thirteen times, between 1682 and 1706. In 1693, he became administrator of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). In 1689, he was extraordinary-ambassador to the English court and became Fellow of the Royal Society. In his free time, he was cartographer, maritime writer, and an authority on shipbuilding. His books on the subject are important sources on Dutch shipbuilding in the 17th century. Furthermore, he was an expert on Russian affairs. He was the first to describe Siberia, the Far East and Central Asia in his study Noord en Oost Tartarye [North and East Tartary].
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