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Willem Bontekoe

Dutch voyager
Willem Ysbrandtszoon Bontekoe was a skipper in the Dutch East India Company, who made only one voyage for the company. He became widely known because of the journal of his adventures that was published in 1646 under the title Journael ofte... Wikipedia
Born: June 2, 1587, Hoorn, Netherlands
Died: 1657 (age 70 years), Hoorn, Netherlands
Full name: Willem Ysbrandtszoon Bontekoe
Spouse: Eeltje Bruijnes (m. 1626–1646)