Cornelis de Houtman belongs to the record of exploration as a figure whose journeys changed what was known.
The record lists Cornelis de Houtman as Dutch explorer.
Cornelis de Houtman was born at Gouda in 1565. His recorded nationality is Seventeen Provinces.
The Age of Discovery was driven by Iberian crowns, the caravel and the search for a sea route to the spice trade - and it opened the Atlantic world with consequences its sailors never intended.
He is recorded as merchant, seafarer and explorer.
Exploration was always as much logistics as courage, and the logistics are what decided outcomes.
Cornelis de Houtman died in 1599, aged 34. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Recorded as merchant, seafarer and explorer
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