File:Blaeu.arctic1638.jpg

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English: Willem Blaeu's 1638 map of the Arctic, based on 1637 map published by Jan Jansson.
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Source http://libweb5.princeton.edu/visual_materials/maps/websites/northwest-passage/arctic1638-full.jpg
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Willem Blaeu  (1571–1638)  wikidata:Q520327
 
Willem Blaeu
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Willem Janszoon Blaeu, Willem Jansz Blaeu, Guilielmus Janssonius, Willems Jans Zoon, Guilielmus or G. Blaeu
Description Dutch cartographer, publisher, instrument maker, astronomer and printmaker
Date of birth/death 1571 Edit this at Wikidata 1638 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Uitgeest Amsterdam
Work period 1610 Edit this at Wikidata
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Amsterdam (1599–1638); Amsterdam Edit this at Wikidata
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