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Nederlands: Kaart van de Straat Le Maire tussen Vuurland en Statenland 
                     English:  Map of the Le Maire Strait between Vuurland and Statenland
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Author
Willem Blaeu  (1571–1638)  wikidata:Q520327
 
Willem Blaeu
Alternative names
Willem Janszoon Blaeu, Willem Jansz Blaeu, Guilielmus Janssonius, Willems Jans Zoon, Guilielmus or G. Blaeu
Description Dutch cartographer, publisher, instrument maker, astronomer and printmaker
Date of birth/death 1571 Edit this at Wikidata 1638 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Uitgeest Edit this at Wikidata Amsterdam Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1610 Edit this at Wikidata
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Amsterdam; Amsterdam (1599–1638) Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q520327
Nederlands: Wilhelm (Jansz.) Blaeu (uitgever), Anoniem / Anonymous (landmeter / kaartenmaker)
English: Wilhelm (Jansz.) Blaeu (publisher), Anoniem / Anonymous (land surveyor / mapmaker)
Title
Nederlands: Kaart van de Straat Le Maire tussen Vuurland en Statenland
English: Map of the Le Maire Strait between Vuurland and Statenland
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Nederlands: Kaart van de Straat Le Maire tussen Vuurland en Statenland.

Tabvla Magellanica quà Tierrae del fuego, cum celeberrimus fretis a F. Magellano et I. Le Maire detectis novissima et accuratissima descriptio exhibetur.

In 1615-1617 ontdekten Jacob le Maire (1585-1616) en Willem Cornelisz. Schouten (ca. 1567-1625) ten zuiden de Straat van Magellanes een nieuwe zeeweg tussen de Atlantische en Grote Oceaan: de Straat Le Maire. Via deze nieuwe zeevaartweg kwam een alternatieve route voor de vaart op Indië beschikbaar, waarbij het monopolie van de Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie op het bezeilen van de Straat van Magellanes kon worden omzeild. Hierbij ontdekten ze de Straat Le Maire en Kaap Hoorn, die ze noemden naar de woonplaats van Schouten. Ondanks hun ontdekkingen was hun reis niet erg succesvol: eenmaal in Batavia werden ze niet geloofd en het overgebleven schip, de Eendracht, werd met lading in beslag genomen.

Ondanks grote tegenwerking van de Compagnie en de Nederlandse overheid, slaagde Willem Jansz. Blaeu (1571-1638) er in om deze vondst in 1618 wereldkundig te maken. Toen Blaeu in 1635 deze kaart van het zuidelijkste puntje van Zuid-Amerika publiceerde, was de nieuwigheid van de ontdekking al lang verleden tijd en was de Straat le Maire een druk bevaren route.

Rechtsboven een opdracht van Willem Jansz. Blaeu aan Constantijn Huygens.

Legenda: a-l; R-V.

Cf. Nationaal Archief, Den Haag, inv. nr. VEL2170.
English: Map of the Le Maire Strait between Vuurland and Statenland.

Tabvla Magellanica qu?? Tierrae del fuego, cum celeberrimus fretis a F. Magellano et I. Le Maire detectis novissima et accuratissima descriptio exhibetur.

In 1615-1617 Jacob le Maire (1585-1616) and Willem Cornelisz. Schouten (circa. 1567-1625) discovered a new sea route south of the Magellan Straits between the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean: the Le Maire Strait. Via this new sea route a new route for the voyage to the East Indies became available, whereby the VOC's monopoly on plying the Magellan Straits route could be circumvented. In doing so they discovered the Le Maire Strait and Cape Horn, which they named after Schouten's home town. Despite their discoveries the voyage of the two was not very successful: on their arrival in Batavia they were not believed and their remaining vessel, de Eendracht, was impounded along with its cargo.

Despite great obstruction from the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch government, Willem Jansz. Blaeu (1571-1638) succeeded in publicizing the newly-discovered route in 1618. When Blaeu finally published this chart showing the southernmost tip of South America in 1635, the novelty of the discovery had long worn off and the Le Maire Strait was a busy sea route.

Top right a dedication by Willem Jansz. Blaeu to Constantijn Huygens.

Key: a-l; R-V.

Cf. Nationaal Archief, The Hague, inv. nr. VEL2170.
Date 1635
date QS:P571,+1635-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium
Nederlands: ingekleurde gravure op papier
English: coloured engraving on paper
Dimensions height: 54 cm (21.2 in); width: 41 cm (16.1 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,54U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,41U174728
institution QS:P195,Q1526131
Accession number
1049B13_090
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Tabvla Magellanica quà Tierrae del fuego, cum celeberrimus fretis a F. Magellano et I. Le Maire detectis novissima et accuratissima descriptio exhibetur
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English: Subjects: chart / map / plan, banderole / cartouche / ornamentation, compass / dial, ship / vessel, Person, North and South Americans, key
Nederlands: Onderwerpen: plattegrond / kaart, banderol / cartouche / versiering, kompas / windroos, schip / vaartuig, Persoon, Noord- en Zuid-Amerikanen, legenda
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