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in Dutch). In the early seventeenth century, this was in some dialects probably pronounced the same as Jansen, a name equivalent to
Johnson in English. Surnames were usually not used and children were simply named for their father's given name. In areas where not many people lived, but also in towns
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Dese
Pascaerte vertoont de wegh, soo int heen als in het weerom seylen, die gehouden is bij het Jacht het Duijfien in het besoecken van de landen beoosten Banda, tot aen Nova Guinea, Maer Guili-guli op Cenam, ende Caram etc, is na de afteijckeninge van Abraham Francken A. 1602. den 20 April gedaen,
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This chart shows the routes taken by the pinnace
Duyfken on the outward as well as on the return voyage when she visited the countries east of Banda up to New Guinea. But Guli Guli on Ceran and Ceram, etc is after the survey drawn by Abraham Francken anno 1602, done 20 April, and Nieuw Zelant with
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in June 1627 and soon afterwards, as admiral of a fleet of eight vessels, went on a diplomatic mission to India. On 4 December 1628, he sailed for
Holland and on 16 July 1629, reported on the state of the Indies at The Hague. He was now probably about sixty years old and ready to retire from his
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against the Dutch. In 1620, he was one of the negotiators with the
English. In a combined fleet, they sailed to Manila to prevent Chinese merchants dealing with the Spanish. Janszoon became vice-admiral, and the year later admiral. Near the end of his life, Janszoon served as governor of Banda
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Finding the land swampy and the people inhospitable (ten of his men were killed on various shore expeditions), Janszoon decided to return at a place he named Cape
Keerweer ("Turnabout"), south of Albatross Bay, and arrived back at Bantam in June 1606. He called the land he had discovered
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and cities, he would simply be given the name Willem Jansz; thus, all that is known about him is that his father's name was
Johannes or Jan. As in many countries, genealogical and historical research in the Netherlands can be difficult for this reason. See
365:, believing that the south coast of New Guinea was joined to the land along which he had sailed, and Dutch maps reproduced that error for many years. Though there have been suggestions that earlier navigators from
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geography upon it, thus providing us with the first map to contain any part of
Australia. The chart was still in existence around 1670, when a copy was made. This eventually went to the
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strenuous and successful career in the service of his country. Nothing is known of his last days, but he is thought to have died in 1630.
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Part Borne by the Dutch in the Discovery of Australia 1606-1765
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navigator and colonial governor. Janszoon served in the
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Dutch navigator and colonial governor (c.1570–c.1630)
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515:in their defence of the town of
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