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Mayor of Amsterdam (1641-1717)

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Nicolaes Witsen was a Dutch statesman who was mayor of Amsterdam thirteen times, between 1682 and 1706. In 1693, he became administrator of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). In 1689, he was extraordinary-ambassador to the English court and became Fellow of the Royal Society. In his free time, he was a cartographer, maritime writer, and an authority on shipbuilding. His books on the subject are important sources on Dutch shipbuilding in the 17th century. Furthermore, he was an expert on Russian affairs. He was the first to describe Siberia, the Far East and Central Asia in his study Noord en Oost Tartarye [North and East Tartary].

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Occupation: writer, cartographer, politician, geographer
Position held: mayor of Amsterdam, ambassador, mayor of Amsterdam, mayor of Amsterdam
Citizenship: Dutch Republic
Born: May 8, 1641, 1641
Died: August 10, 1717, 1717

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