Barentsz’s Arctic expeditions

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Barentsz’s Arctic expeditions were late 16th-century Dutch voyages led by Willem Barentsz in search of a Northeast Passage to Asia, which significantly advanced European exploration and mapping of the Arctic.

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instanceOf Arctic exploration campaign ⓘ
series of voyages ⓘ
associatedPerson Gerrit de Veer ⓘ
Jacob van Heemskerck ⓘ
Jan Huygen van Linschoten ⓘ
departurePort Amsterdam ⓘ
documentedIn Gerrit de Veer’s travel account of the third voyage ⓘ
economicContext competition for Asian trade routes ⓘ
endYear 1597 ⓘ
fieldOfWork cartography ⓘ
geographical exploration ⓘ
navigation ⓘ
goal search for a Northeast Passage to Asia ⓘ
hazardEncountered extreme cold ⓘ
polar bears ⓘ
scurvy ⓘ
sea ice ⓘ
influenced later European Arctic exploration ⓘ
subsequent Dutch whaling and sealing in the Arctic ⓘ
leader Willem Barentsz ⓘ
ledTo naming of the Barents Sea after Willem Barentsz ⓘ
legacy foundation for later mapping of the Barents Sea region ⓘ
iconic example of early modern polar overwintering ⓘ
nationality Dutch ⓘ
navigationMethod celestial navigation ⓘ
dead reckoning ⓘ
notableEvent construction of the shelter Het Behouden Huys on Novaya Zemlya ⓘ
overwintering on Novaya Zemlya in 1596–1597 ⓘ
numberOfMajorVoyages 3 ⓘ
politicalContext Dutch–Spanish conflict during the Eighty Years’ War ⓘ
purpose find a northern sea route to China ⓘ
find a northern sea route to the East Indies ⓘ
result detailed observations of sea ice conditions ⓘ
early European description of polar wildlife ⓘ
failure to find a navigable Northeast Passage ⓘ
improved mapping of Arctic coasts and seas ⓘ
significant advancement of European knowledge of the Arctic ⓘ
shipTypeUsed Dutch sailing ships ⓘ
sponsor Dutch Republic ⓘ
startYear 1594 ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Arctic Ocean ⓘ
Barents Sea ⓘ
Kara Sea ⓘ
Novaya Zemlya ⓘ
Svalbard region ⓘ
linked to: Svalbard
timePeriod late 16th century ⓘ

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Bjørnøya → discoveryContext → Barentsz’s Arctic expeditions ⓘ
Het Behouden Huys → usedDuring → 1596–1597 Arctic voyage of Willem Barentsz ⓘ
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Het Behouden Huys → associatedWith → Third voyage of Willem Barentsz ⓘ
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Het Behouden Huys → relatedWork → “Nova Zembla” (Dutch cultural depictions of the voyage) ⓘ
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Jacob van Heemskerck → participantIn → Arctic exploration voyages ⓘ
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Jacob van Heemskerck → participantIn → 1596–1597 Barents Arctic expedition ⓘ
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Gerrit de Veer → participantIn → Willem Barentsz’s Arctic expeditions ⓘ
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Gerrit de Veer → participantIn → Barentsz’s third voyage to the Arctic ⓘ
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Gerrit de Veer → eyeWitnessTo → Willem Barentsz’s Arctic voyages ⓘ
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Gerrit de Veer → chronicles → third voyage of Willem Barentsz (1596–1597) ⓘ
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