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          Willem Janszoon, sometimes abbreviated to Willem Jansz., was a Dutch navigator and colonial governor..

          Map Maker Biography: Willem Janszoon Blaeu ( – )

          Cartographer Willem Janszoon Blaeu was the founder of what would become one of western Europe’s greatest cartographic publishing firms, a firm which published terrestrial and celestial globes, nautical charts, and geophysical maps.

          Willem Janszoon sometimes abbreviated to Willem Jansz., was a Dutch navigator and colonial governor.

        1. Willem Janszoon sometimes abbreviated to Willem Jansz., was a Dutch navigator and colonial governor.
        2. Willem Jansz, Dutch explorer and discoverer of Australia: Life and work in a short biography!
        3. Willem Janszoon, sometimes abbreviated to Willem Jansz., was a Dutch navigator and colonial governor.
        4. Welcome to my channel Join us as we uncover the fascinating story of how Janszoon's discovery changed the course of history forever.
        5. Dutch explorer Willem Janszoon becomes first European to map parts of the Australian coast.
        6. A man of myriad talents, he also specialized in the design and manufacture of scientific instruments used in astronomy, cartography, and navigation, and invented and refined mechanical devices for improving printing technology. While he is well-known for his work in a wide variety of fields related to cartography and astronomy, he is best known today as a cartographer, despite having started serious production of geophysical maps at the relatively late age (for his time) of

          Background

          Descended on his father’s side from men in the highly profitable business of packing herring, he was sent to Amsterdam at an early age to study the specifics of the trade in order to continue the family enterprise.

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