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{{Short description|Dutch explorer of the Pacific Ocean (1659–1729)}}
'''Jacob Roggeveen''' (1 February [[1659]] - [[31 January]], [[1729]]) was a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] explorer who was sent to find [[Terra Australis]], but he instead came across [[Easter Island]] by chance.
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'''Jacob Roggeveen''' (1 February 1659 – 31 January 1729) was a [[Dutch Republic|Dutch]] explorer who was sent to find [[Terra Australis]] and [[Davis Land]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=P. Paine |first1=Lincoln |title=Ships of Discovery and Exploration |date=2000 |publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |isbn=9780547561639 |page=30 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FKHnKRLZxggC&pg=PT30 |access-date=15 September 2021}}</ref> but instead found [[Easter Island]] (called so because he landed there on Easter Sunday). Jacob Roggeveen also found [[Bora Bora]] and [[Maupiti]] of the [[Society Islands]], as well as [[Samoa]]. He planned the expedition along with his brother Jan Roggeveen, who stayed in the Netherlands.<ref name=libweb>{{cite web |url=http://libweb5.princeton.edu/visual_materials/maps/websites/pacific/roggeveen/roggeveen.html |title=Jacob Roggeveen |publisher=Libweb5.princeton.edu |access-date=18 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007040140/http://libweb5.princeton.edu/visual_materials/maps/websites/pacific/roggeveen/roggeveen.html |archive-date=7 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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His father, [[Arent Roggeveen]], was a [[mathematician]] with much knowledge of [[astronomy]], [[geography]], and the theory of [[navigation]] as well. He occupied himself with study of the mythical Terra Australis, and even got a patent for an exploratory excursion; but it was to be his son who, at the age of 62, eventually equipped three ships and made the expedition.


==Early career==
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Before he set out he had already lived a busy life. He became [[notary]] of [[Middelburg, Netherlands|Middelburg]] (where he was born) on [[30 March]], [[1683]]. On [[12 August]], [[1690]] he graduated as a doctor of the law at [[University of Harderwijk]], and worked between [[1707]] and [[1714]] as a ''Raadsheer van Justitie'' ("Council Lord of Justice") at [[Batavia, Dutch East Indies]] (now [[Jakarta]]). In [[1715]], he returned to Middelburg.
[[File:Arent Roggeveen.png|thumb|Arend Roggeveen, the father of Jacob]]
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His father, Arend Roggeveen, was a [[mathematician]] with much knowledge of [[astronomy]], [[geography]], rhetorics, philosophy, and the theory of [[navigation]] as well. He occupied himself with study of the mythical Terra Australis, and even got a patent for an exploratory excursion,<ref name=libweb/> but it was to be his son who, at the age of 62, eventually equipped three ships and made the expedition.


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He became [[Civil law notary|notary]] of [[Middelburg, Zeeland|Middelburg]] (the capital of the province of [[Zeeland]], where he was born). On 12 August 1690, he graduated as a doctor of the law at the [[University of Harderwijk]]. About this time he married Marija Margaerita Vincentius. She died around 3 to 4 years later in October 1694. In 1706, he joined the [[Dutch East Indies Company]] (VOC), and between 1707 and 1714 worked as a ''Raadsheer van Justitie'' ("Council Lord of Justice") at [[Batavia, Dutch East Indies]] (now [[Jakarta]]). He married Anna Adriana Clement there, but she died soon afterward. In 1714, he returned to Middelburg by himself.
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He became involved in religious controversies supporting the liberal [[preacher]] [[Pontiaan van Hattem]] by publishing his leaflet ''De val van 's werelds afgod''. The first part appeared in [[1718]], in Middelburg, and was subsequently confiscated by the city council and burned. Roggeveen fled Middelburg, and later [[Vlissingen]]. Thereafter he established himself in [[Arnemuiden]], and published part 2 and 3 of the series, again raising a controversy.


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He became involved in religious controversies, supporting the liberal [[preacher]] Pontiaan van Hattem by publishing his leaflet ''De val van 's werelds afgod'' (The fall of the world's idol). The first part appeared in 1718 in Middelburg, and was subsequently confiscated by the city council and burned. Roggeveen fled from Middelburg to nearby [[Vlissingen|Flushing]]. Thereafter he established himself in the small town of [[Arnemuiden]], and published parts 2 and 3 of the series, again raising a controversy.
In 1 August [[1721]] he left on his expedition, in the service of the [[Dutch West India Company]], to seek Terra Australis. It consisted of three ships, the 'Arend', the 'Thienhoven', and 'Afrikaansche Galey'.


==Explorations==
Roggeveen first sailed down to the [[Falkland Islands]] (which he renamed Belgia Australis), passed through the [[Strait of Le maire]] and continued south to beyond 60 degrees south to enter the [[Pacific Ocean]]. He made landfall near [[Valdivia]] [[Chile]]. He visited the [[Juan Fernández Islands]], where he spent 24 February to 17 March. He later encountered [[Easter Island]] (Rapa Nui) on [[Easter|Easter Sunday]], [[5 April]], [[1722]] (whereupon he reported seeing 2,000-3,000 inhabitants). He then sailed to Batavia by way of the [[Tuamotu Archipelago]], the [[Society Islands]], and [[Samoa]]. There he was arrested because he had violated the [[monopoly]] of the [[Dutch East India Company]], but the Company was later forced to release him, to compensate him for the trouble, and to pay his crew. In [[1723]], Roggeveen returned to the Netherlands.
[[File:Roggeveen voyage.jpg|thumb|300px|Roggeveen's itinerary]]
On 1 August 1721 he headed an expedition sponsored by the [[Dutch West India Company]], the rivals of the [[Dutch East India Company|VOC]], to seek Terra Australis and to open a western trade route to the [[Maluku Islands|"Spice islands"]] in the East Indies.<ref name=Quanchi>Quanchi, ''Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands'', page 217</ref> His fleet consisted of three ships, the ''Arend'', the ''Thienhoven'', and ''Afrikaansche Galey'' and had 223 men on crew.


[[File:Samoa $1 1972 Jacob Roggeveen.jpg|thumb|left|Samoan Commemorative Coin 250 Years Discovery of Samoa by the Dutch Captain Jacob Roggeveen]]
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After his return Roggeveen published part 4 of ''De val van 's werelds afgod''.
Roggeveen first sailed down to the [[Falkland Islands]] (which he renamed "Belgia Australis"), passed through the [[Strait of Le Maire]], and continued south to beyond [[60th parallel south|60 degrees south]] to enter the [[Pacific Ocean]]. He made landfall near [[Valdivia, Chile]]. He visited the [[Juan Fernández Islands]], where he spent 24 February to 17 March. The expedition later arrived at [[Easter Island]] (Rapa Nui) on [[Easter|Easter Sunday]], 5 April 1722<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chauvet-translation.com/easterisland.htm |title=Chauvet - Easter Island |publisher=Chauvet-translation.com |access-date=18 October 2012}}</ref> (whereupon he reported seeing 2,000–3,000 inhabitants). Roggeveen charted the location of six islands in the [[Tuamotu Archipelago]], two islands in the [[Society Islands]], and four islands in [[Samoa]], losing his flagship, ''Afrikaansche Galey'' at [[Takapoto]] atoll.<ref name= Quanchi/><ref name="Anne">{{cite book|last1=Salmond|first1=Anne|title=Aphrodite's Island|date=2010|publisher=University of California Press|location=Berkeley|isbn=9780520261143|pages=[https://archive.org/details/aphroditesisland00salm/page/34 34]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/aphroditesisland00salm/page/34}}</ref> At [[Makatea]], he opened fire on a crowded beach in retaliation for a violent encounter with the inhabitants, and in return the Makateans ambushed a shore party, killing ten of his crewmen.<ref name= Quanchi/> The remaining two vessels sailed past [[New Guinea]] to reach [[Batavia, Dutch East Indies|Batavia]] in 1722, where he was arrested for violating the [[monopoly]] of the VOC and had his ships confiscated. After a lengthy lawsuit in the Netherlands, the VOC was later forced to compensate him for his losses and to pay his crew.<ref name= Quanchi/>

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After his return, Roggeveen published part 4 of his work, ''De val van 's werelds afgod''.

==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
Who's Who in Pacific Navigation John Dunmore Melbourne University Press 1972
*''The Journal of Jacob Roggeveen'', edited by Andrew Sharp, Oxford University Press, 1970
*''Who's Who in Pacific Navigation'', John Dunmore Melbourne University Press 1972
*{{cite book | last = Quanchi | first = Max| year = 2005 | title = Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands | publisher = The Scarecrow Press | isbn = 0810853957}}
* ''Extract from the Official log of Jacob Roggeveen'' reproduced in {{citation|title=The voyage of Don Felipe Gonzalez to Easter Island in 1770-1|editor=Bolton Glanville Corney|year=1908|page=3|publisher=Hakluyt Society|url=https://archive.org/stream/voyagecaptaindo00unkngoog#page/n88/mode/2up|access-date=13 January 2013}}


==External links==
The Journal of Jacob Roggeveen, edited by Andrew Sharpe, Oxford University Press, 1970
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20161007040140/http://libweb5.princeton.edu/visual_materials/maps/websites/pacific/roggeveen/roggeveen.html Libweb5.princeton.edu]


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Latest revision as of 03:31, 5 September 2024

Jacob Roggeveen
Born(1659-02-01)1 February 1659
Middelburg
Died31 January 1729(1729-01-31) (aged 69)
Middelburg
NationalityDutch
Other namesRoggewein, Commodore
EducationUniversity of Harderwijk
EmployerDutch West India Company
Spouse(s)Marija Margaerita Vincentius, Anna Adriana Clement
Parent(s)Arend Roggeveen, Maria Storm

Jacob Roggeveen (1 February 1659 – 31 January 1729) was a Dutch explorer who was sent to find Terra Australis and Davis Land,[1] but instead found Easter Island (called so because he landed there on Easter Sunday). Jacob Roggeveen also found Bora Bora and Maupiti of the Society Islands, as well as Samoa. He planned the expedition along with his brother Jan Roggeveen, who stayed in the Netherlands.[2]

Early career

[edit]
Arend Roggeveen, the father of Jacob

His father, Arend Roggeveen, was a mathematician with much knowledge of astronomy, geography, rhetorics, philosophy, and the theory of navigation as well. He occupied himself with study of the mythical Terra Australis, and even got a patent for an exploratory excursion,[2] but it was to be his son who, at the age of 62, eventually equipped three ships and made the expedition.

He became notary of Middelburg (the capital of the province of Zeeland, where he was born). On 12 August 1690, he graduated as a doctor of the law at the University of Harderwijk. About this time he married Marija Margaerita Vincentius. She died around 3 to 4 years later in October 1694. In 1706, he joined the Dutch East Indies Company (VOC), and between 1707 and 1714 worked as a Raadsheer van Justitie ("Council Lord of Justice") at Batavia, Dutch East Indies (now Jakarta). He married Anna Adriana Clement there, but she died soon afterward. In 1714, he returned to Middelburg by himself.

He became involved in religious controversies, supporting the liberal preacher Pontiaan van Hattem by publishing his leaflet De val van 's werelds afgod (The fall of the world's idol). The first part appeared in 1718 in Middelburg, and was subsequently confiscated by the city council and burned. Roggeveen fled from Middelburg to nearby Flushing. Thereafter he established himself in the small town of Arnemuiden, and published parts 2 and 3 of the series, again raising a controversy.

Explorations

[edit]
Roggeveen's itinerary

On 1 August 1721 he headed an expedition sponsored by the Dutch West India Company, the rivals of the VOC, to seek Terra Australis and to open a western trade route to the "Spice islands" in the East Indies.[3] His fleet consisted of three ships, the Arend, the Thienhoven, and Afrikaansche Galey and had 223 men on crew.

Samoan Commemorative Coin 250 Years Discovery of Samoa by the Dutch Captain Jacob Roggeveen

Roggeveen first sailed down to the Falkland Islands (which he renamed "Belgia Australis"), passed through the Strait of Le Maire, and continued south to beyond 60 degrees south to enter the Pacific Ocean. He made landfall near Valdivia, Chile. He visited the Juan Fernández Islands, where he spent 24 February to 17 March. The expedition later arrived at Easter Island (Rapa Nui) on Easter Sunday, 5 April 1722[4] (whereupon he reported seeing 2,000–3,000 inhabitants). Roggeveen charted the location of six islands in the Tuamotu Archipelago, two islands in the Society Islands, and four islands in Samoa, losing his flagship, Afrikaansche Galey at Takapoto atoll.[3][5] At Makatea, he opened fire on a crowded beach in retaliation for a violent encounter with the inhabitants, and in return the Makateans ambushed a shore party, killing ten of his crewmen.[3] The remaining two vessels sailed past New Guinea to reach Batavia in 1722, where he was arrested for violating the monopoly of the VOC and had his ships confiscated. After a lengthy lawsuit in the Netherlands, the VOC was later forced to compensate him for his losses and to pay his crew.[3]

After his return, Roggeveen published part 4 of his work, De val van 's werelds afgod.

Notes

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  1. ^ P. Paine, Lincoln (2000). Ships of Discovery and Exploration. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 30. ISBN 9780547561639. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Jacob Roggeveen". Libweb5.princeton.edu. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d Quanchi, Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands, page 217
  4. ^ "Chauvet - Easter Island". Chauvet-translation.com. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  5. ^ Salmond, Anne (2010). Aphrodite's Island. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 34. ISBN 9780520261143.

References

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  • The Journal of Jacob Roggeveen, edited by Andrew Sharp, Oxford University Press, 1970
  • Who's Who in Pacific Navigation, John Dunmore Melbourne University Press 1972
  • Quanchi, Max (2005). Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands. The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810853957.
  • Extract from the Official log of Jacob Roggeveen reproduced in Bolton Glanville Corney, ed. (1908), The voyage of Don Felipe Gonzalez to Easter Island in 1770-1, Hakluyt Society, p. 3, retrieved 13 January 2013
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