GRAVÜR DÜNYASI
Digital Engraving Library
| Artist | Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) |
| Engraver | Jakob Van Der Schley (1715-1779) |
| Date | 1753 |
| Technique | Copper Engraving |
| Category | Views Of Country |
| Source | Histoire Generale Des Voyages, Ou Nouvelle Collection De Toutes Les Relations De Voyages Par Mer Et Par Terre |
The Dutch captain Anthonie van Diemen named it island Nieuw Amsterdam after his ship on 17 June 1633 in turn named after the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam that later became New York City. St.Paul Island, Île Saint-Paul was first discovered in 1559 by the Portuguese. The island was mapped, described in detail and painted by members of the crew of the Nau São Paulo, among them the Father Manuel Alvares and the chemist Henrique Dias.
