Find out more about the greatest Dutch Explorers, including Abel Tasman, Willem Janszoon, Willem Barentsz, Jacob Roggeveen and Jakob Roggeveen.

Famous Dutch Explorers

Abel TasmanAbel Tasman
1603 AD
Navigator
Jacob RoggeveenJacob Roggeveen
01 February 1659
Explorer who discovered Easter Island

Willem JanszoonWillem Janszoon
1570 AD
Navigator

Willem BarentszWillem Barentsz
1550 AD
explorer, cartographer

Jakob RoggeveenJakob Roggeveen
01 February 1659
Explorer