File:Hessel Gerritsz 1622 map of the Pacific - closeup 'Illas de Salomon'.png

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Français : Extrait de la carte du Pacifique d'Hessel Gerritsz (1622), montrant les "îles Salomon" ainsi que 5 îles découvertes par Jacob Le Maire et Willem Schouten en 1616 :
  • Hornsche Eylanden : îles de Hoorn, Futuna et Alofi
  • Goede hoop Elt [Eylandt] : île de Bonne-Espérance, correspond à Niuafo'ou (aujourd'hui aux Tonga)
  • Cocos Eylandt : île Coco, correspond à Tafahi (Tonga)
  • verraders eylandt : île des traîtres, correspond à Niuatoputapu (Tonga)
Il s'agit de l'une des premières cartes où ces îles sont dessinées.


English: Close-up of the 1622 Map of the Pacific by Hessel Gerritsz showing the 'Solomon Islands' (Illas Salomon) as well as 5 islands discovered by Jacob le Maire and Willem Schouten in 1616:
  • Hornsche Eylanden : Hoorn islands, Futuna et Alofi
  • Goede hoop Elt [Eylandt] :Good Hope island, Niuafo'ou (Tonga)
  • Cocos Eylandt : Cocos Island, Tafahi (Tonga)
  • verraders eylandt : traitors island, Niuatoputapu (Tonga).
It is one of the earliest maps where those island are drawn.
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Source http://expositions.bnf.fr/marine/grand/por_142.htm
Author Hessel Gerritsz
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