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1598 Map of the Three Arctic Voyages (1594–1596) by Willem Barentsz. Spitsbergen (now Svalbard) is mapped for the first time and indicated as "Het Nieuwe Land" (Dutch for "the New Land"), centre-left.

Map of the route of Willem Janszoon's (c. 1570-c. 1630) expedition 1605-1606. The Dutch explorer made landfall at Pennefather River, near modern-day Weipa on the west coast of the Cape York peninsula (northern Queensland, Australia) on 26...

A 1635 CE map of southern Africa by Willem Janszoon Blaeu. It shows the kingdom of Monomotapa (aka Mutapa), although it inaccurately shows the kingdom's spread over a far larger area than it actually controlled around the Zambezi River.

Sarpedon is a figure from ancient Greek mythology, a Lycian prince who was one of the principal heroes during the Trojan War and fought on the side of Troy. According to Homer's Iliad, he was the son of Zeus by Laodameia and the cousin of...

A Depiction of Willem Barentsz's three expeditions in search of the coveted Northeast Passage to Cathay (China) and the Spice Islands. Woodcut. 1598.

Believed to be a portrait of Dutch seafarer Willem de Vlamingh (1640-1698), who sailed for the Dutch East India Company. (Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney)

Painting depicting the death of William Barents (Willem Barentsz) (1550-1597). Oil on canvas, 1836, by Christiaan Julius Lodewijk Portman (1799–1868).

A 1685 portrait of Anne, Queen of Great Britain (r. 1702-1714) when she was Princess of Denmark. Painting by Jan van der Vaart and Willem Wissing. (Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh)

Willem Janszoon's (c. 1570-c. 1630) ship, the Duyfken, in the Gulf of Carpentaria (northern Queensland, Australia). Artist impression 19th century.

A portrait of William III of England (aka William of Orange and William II of Scotland). Protestant William replaced James II of England in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. He ruled jointly with his wife Queen Mary II of England. Painted...