Frederick de Houtman
Frederick de Houtman | |
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Governor of Amboyna | |
In office 1 March 1605 – 18 February 1611 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Caspar Janszoon |
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Born | Frederik de Houtman Unknown date, c. 1571 Gouda, South Holland, Seventeen Provinces |
Died | 21 October 1627 Alkmaar, North Holland, Dutch Republic | (aged 55–56)
Spouse | Vrouwtje Cornelisdr Clock |
Relatives | Cornelis de Houtman (brother) |
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Frederick de Houtman (c. 1571 – 21 October 1627) was a Dutch explorer, navigator, and colonial governor who sailed on the
Career
East Indies
De Houtman was born in
He used his two years of captivity—from September 1599 until August 1601—to study the local Malay language and to make astronomical observations. These observations supplemented those made by Keyser on the first expedition. The constellations formed from their observations were first published in 1597 or 1598 on a globe by Petrus Plancius, and later globes incorporated adjustments based on De Houtman's later observations.[2]
Credit for these constellations is generally assigned jointly to Keyser, De Houtman, and Plancius, though some of the underlying stars were known beforehand.
Australia
In 1619 De Houtman sailed in the
De Houtman then made landfall in the region known as
See also
- John Davis– English explorer who accompanied De Houtman on the first East Indies' expedition as its pilot
References
Footnotes
- ^ a b Kanas 2012, p. 119.
- ^ Dekker 1987, pp. 439–470.
- ^ De Houtman 1603.
- ^ "The Dutch East India Company's shipping between the Netherlands and Asia 1595-1795". huygens.knaw.nl. Huygens ING. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ Leupe 1868, pp. 29–32.
- ^ Stapel 1937, pp. 11–28.
Bibliography
English
- .
- Howgego, Raymond John, ed. (2003). "Houtman, Frederick". Encyclopedia of Exploration to 1800. Hordern House. p. 521. ISBN 1875567364.
- Kanas, N. (2012). Star Maps: a history, artistry, and cartography. New York: ISBN 9781461409168.
- Lohuizen, J. Van (1966), "Houtman, Frederik de (1571–1627)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University
Dutch
- De Houtman, F. (1603). Spraeck ende woord-boeck (in Dutch). Amsterdam: OCLC 68675342.
- Leupe, P. (1868). De reizen der Nederlanders naar het Zuidland (in Dutch). Amsterdam: Hulst van Keulen. OCLC 71447539.
- Rouffaer, G.; IJzerman, J., eds. (1915). De eerste schipvaart (in Dutch). Vol. 1. The Hague: OCLC 1042910864.
- Rouffaer, G.; IJzerman, J., eds. (1925). De eerste schipvaart (in Dutch). Vol. 2. The Hague: OCLC 1043001128.
- Rouffaer, G.; IJzerman, J., eds. (1929). De eerste schipvaart (in Dutch). Vol. 3. The Hague: OCLC 1042945897.
- Stapel, F. (1937). De Oostindische Compagnie en Australië (in Dutch). Amsterdam: OCLC 254249686.