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English: 1598 map of the Polar Regions by Willem Barentsz
Latina: Deliniatio cartae trium navigationum per Batavos, ad Septentrionalem plagam, Norvegiae, Moscoviae, et novae Semblae, et perque fretum Weygatis Nassovicum dictum, ac juxta Groenlandiam, sub altitudine 80. graduum nec non adiacentium partium Tartariae, promontorij Tabin, freti Anian atque regionis Bargi et partis Americae versus orientem, Authore Wilhelmo Bernardo Amstelredamo experissimo pilota.
Nederlands: Beschryvinghe vande drie seylagien door de Hollanders gedaen ande Noordt syde van Noorweghen, Moscovia, nova Sembla, ende door de Weygats ofte Strate de Nassou so mede het' deel van Groenlandt op de 80. graeden ende de omleggende grensen van Tartaryen, ende de Capo de Tabin ende des landtschaps Bargi, so oock het Oostersche deel van America: door Willem Barents van Amstelredam de vermaerde Piloot
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Source Barry Lawrence Rare Maps, from an original 1598 print.
Author Original charts by Willem Barentsz, map drawn by Cornelis Claesz ("Cornelius Nicolai"), engraved by Baptista van Doetecum ("Baptista a Doetechum")
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  • 1878 reprint
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