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Joris van Spilbergen (1568 in Antwerp – 13 January 1620 in Bergen op Zoom) was a Dutch naval officer. Joris van Spilbergen was born in Antwerp in 1568. [1] His first major expedition was in 1596, when he sailed to Africa.
Learn about the Dutch explorer who sailed through the Strait of Magellan, raided Spanish colonies in South America and fought off a Spanish fleet in the Pacific. See maps, images and details of his voyage and its impact on the VOC and the world.
Joris van Spilbergen ( Antwerpen, gedoopt 2 november 1568 - Bergen op Zoom, 1620) was een Nederlands zeevaarder . Voor zijn carrière op zee diende hij als adelborst op kasteel Zeeburg. Daarna werd hij koopman in Middelburg, maar hij ging failliet. Hij voer in 1598 in dienst van Balthazar de Moucheron naar Afrika.
Learn about the voyage of Joris van Spilbergen, who sailed to Ceylon, Aceh and Bantam to trade and ally with local rulers against the Portuguese. See maps, portraits and historical documents of his journey and encounters.
Joris van Spilbergen (1568 – 1620) was a Dutch naval officer in the 17th century. His first big exploration journey was in 1596, when he sailed to Africa . He then left for Asia on 5 May 1601, commanding the company of the Moucheron (a trading company before the establishment of the Dutch East India Company ).
Between 1614 and 1617, two Dutch mariners, Joris van Spilbergen (1568-1620) and Jacob Le Maire (c. 1585-1616), undertook voyages to circumnavigate the globe.
Joris van Spilbergen (1568 in Antwerp – 1620 in Bergen op Zoom) was a Dutch naval officer His first major expedition was in 1596, when he sailed to Africa. He then left for Asia on 5 May 1601, from Vere, a seaport on the island of Walcheren in Zealand, in command of the fleet of the company of the Moucheron (a trading company before the ...
