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Jakob Le Maire

(1585—1616)


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(1585–1616),

Dutch explorer who led an expedition that rounded and named Cape Horn. Le Maire's father Isaac (1558–1624) was a wealthy merchant who was one of the founders of the ...

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Le Maire, Jakob (1585–1616)
in The Oxford Companion to World Exploration Length: 421 words

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