Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Map of the world showing physical, political and population characteristics as per 2018, in Mercator projection, based on CC-0 Natural Earth geodata. Dutch Kaart van de wereld met geografische, politieke en bevolkingskarakteristieken per 2018, in Mercator projectie, gebaseerd op CC0 Natural Earth geodata.
Jodocus Hondius (Latinized version of his Dutch name: Joost de Hondt) (17 October 1563 – 12 February 1612) was a Flemish and Dutch engraver and cartographer.He is sometimes called Jodocus Hondius the Elder to distinguish him from his son Jodocus Hondius II.
Colette van den Keere was born in Ghent in The Netherlands around 1568, [2] the daughter of foundry artist Hendrik van den Keere, also named Henry du Tour, [3] and Elisabeth van Estelaer. [4] Colette's family, Protestant refugees, temporarily settled in London , England, between 1584 and 1593 after which the family returned to Amsterdam to live ...
Arnold was the eldest child of Gerardus Mercator and Barbara Schellekens from Leuven, who married in 1536. [1] [2] Arnold grew up in Leuven and, as a 7-year-old boy, witnessed the arrest of his father, who was then a professor in Leuven. Gerardus Mercator was suspected of Lutheranism. His father was released after a few months.
Schijndel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsxɛindəl] ⓘ) is a town and former municipality in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant.Schijndel is located approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) southeast of 's-Hertogenbosch.
Mercator is a steel-hulled barquentine built in 1932 as a training ship for the Belgian merchant fleet. She was named after Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594), a Belgian cartographer . She was designed by G.L. Watson & Co. and built in Leith , Scotland [ 2 ] and launched in 1932.
Updegraff was born in Boone, Iowa, and is a descendant of the Dutch [3] and German Op den Graeff family. He was a direct descendant of Herman op den Graeff , mennonite leader of Krefeld , and his grandson Abraham op den Graeff , one of the founders of Germantown and in 1688 signer of the first protest against slavery in colonial America.
The city was first established between 987 and 994 as Axla. The etymology is unclear. [3] Axel was located on the former creek Axelse Gat which had its mouth in the former Braakman inlet.