World map in two spheres
Anoniem / Anonymous / Gobert, M.
World map in two spheres.
The globes are surrounded by portraits of explorers who circumnavigated the world.
The map shows the route taken by Willem Schouten and Jacob le Maire round the world in 1616.
The map is taken from Willem Schouten's travel journal of 1618.
Depicted in the top left hand corner is one of the Magellan vessels, in the right hand corner the vessel 'de Eendracht' in which Schouten and Le Maire undertook their journey.
Schouten and Le Maire's voyage in 1615 was equipped by Le Maire's father for the Australische Compagnie (Australian Company). This company attempted to circumvent the VOC's patent by discovering an alternative route to Indonesia. Schouten and Le Maire succeeded in doing so by sailing around Vuurland instead of through the Magellan Strait. But to no avail: on arrival in Batavia their story was not believed and their remaining ship, the Eendracht, was impounded along with its cargo.
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