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Hessel Gerritsz
Hessel Gerritsz (c. 1581 in Assum, North Holland – buried 4 September 1632 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch engraver, cartographer and publisher. He was one of the notable figures in the Golden Age of Dutch/Netherlandish cartography (c. 1570s–1670s). Despite strong competition, he is considered by some “unquestionably the chief Dutch cartographer of the 17th century”.
Early career.
He started in Alkmaar as an apprentice to Willem Jansz Blaeu, who was ten years his elder. Gerritsz moved with Blaeu
following year.
External links.
- Hessel Gerritz maps at the State Library of New South Wales
- Hessel Gerritsz maps at the National Library of Australia
- VOC maps and drawings
- Hessel Gerritsz’s Map of the Pacific
- Hessel Gerritsz – father of Australia mapping
- Hessel Gerritsz (c. 1581–1632), "Map of the Pacific Ocean," 1622, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, département des Cartes et Plans, SH, Arch. 30