March 3, 1567 - Amsterdam - Jacob van Heemskerck is born
July 2, 1595 - Texel - Van Heemskerck departs in the second expedition of Willem Barentsz, as a clerk =(START)
August 19, 1595 - Strait of Pet (Kara), Russia - Arrives to the Pet Streit, which was completely frozen
August 30, 1595 - Between Siberia and Vaygach Island - encounters with samoyeds
September 4, 1595 - States Island (Severny Island?) - Part of the crew goes ashore and is attacked by a polar bear
October 28(?), 1595 - Texel - Return of the unsuccessful expedition
May 18, 1596 - Texel - Van Heemskerck departs in the third expedition of Willem Barentsz
May 22, 1596 - Fair Isle, Orkneys - Arrival in Fair Isle, between the Orkneys and Shetlands
June 6, 1596 - Off Lofoten - Passage off Lofoten
June 9, 1596 - Bear Island - Discovery of Bear Island
June 17, 1596 - Spitsbergen - Discovery of Spitsbergen
July 1, 1596 - Bear Island - Return to Bear Island
July 17, 1596 - Novaya Zemlya - Arrival at Novaya Zemlya
August 27, 1596 - Ledyanaya Gavan, NE Novaya Zemlya (Kara Sea) - The ship gets stuck in the ice, and they decide to winter there in a house built out of driftwood and planks from the tween decks and the deck-house of the vessel
June 13, 1597 - Ledyanaya Gavan, NE Novaya Zemlya (Kara Sea) - They make their way to the Sea in two open boats off the Lapland coast
June 20, 1597 - Arctic - Willem Barentsz dies at sea, while studying charts
August 1(?), 1597 - Kildin Island - Arrival at Kildin Island
August 30, 1597 - Kola, S. of Murmansk - Van Heemskerck and survivors arrive in Kola and find Van Rijp
September 17, 1597 - Kola, S. of Murmansk - Departs to Holland, aboard van Rijp's ship
November 1, 1597 - Amsterdam - Jacob Van Heemskerk manages to reach Amsterdam with the other survivors
May 1, 1598 - Texel - Van Heemskerck departs for the Maluku Islands in Jacob van Neck's fleet
May(?) 20(?), 1598 - Canary Islands - Passage through the Canary Islands
August 1, 1598 - Cape of Good Hope - Van Neck rounds the Cape of Good Hope, making an excelent time
August 8, 1598 - E. of Cape of Good Hope - A storm splits the fleet in two: "Amsterdam", "Gelderland", "Zeelandia", "Utrecht", "Vriesland" head to Mauritius under Van Warwijk and Van Heemskerk
September 18, 1598 - SE. Mauritius - Warwijck anchors at Cerne Island, rebaptized as Mauritius. Sends men ashore to search for food and fresh water
September 21, 1598 - SE. Mauritius - A Council held on board the "Amsterdam" decides that there should be further excursions inland - 8 in total happen in the next days (Jolinck describes it in writing)
October 2, 1598 - SE. Mauritius - Van Warwijck and Van Heemskerck weigh anchor
November 27, 1598 - Pulau Enggano, Sumatra (W Sunda Strait) - Chegada a Engano, com Van Warwijck
December 30, 1598 - Bantam, Java - Wybrand Van Warwijck arrives in Bantam, to Van Neck's celebration
January 8, 1599 - Bantam, Java - Van Heemskerk receives orders from Van Neck to head for the Spice Islands. The "Vrieslant" joins Van Neck's group
January 9, 1599 - Gresik (Surabaya) - Van Warwijck and Van Heemskerck arrive in Gresik
January 18(?), 1599 - Arissabaya, W. of Pulau Madura, Java - Van Warwijck and Van Heemskerk fight natives at Arissabaya, losing a number of men by drowning and having to ransom many prisoners
March 3, 1599 - Hila Bay, Amboyna (Ambon) - Van Warwijck and Van Heemskerck reach Amboyna - They follow separate voyages
March 11, 1599 - Hila Bay, Amboyna (Ambon) - Van Heemskerck sets sail to Banda with the "Gelderland" and the "Zeelandia"
March 15, 1599 - Great Banda - Arrives in Great Banda and befriends the local habitants for future businesses
July 5, 1599 - Great Banda - Van Heemskerck sets sail to Bantam
July 11, 1599 - Buton - Sailing along Buton
July 12, 1599 - Cabayne Island(?) - The fleet reaches Cabayne Island. May, skipper of the "Zeelandia" is summoned to the flagship and it is decided that it was best to take in their sails and drift
September(?) 1(?), 1599 - Bantam, Java - Stop at Bantam in route back to Holland
December 8, 1599 - St.Helena Island - Van Heemskerck anchors at St.Helena Island
January 1, 1600 - St.Helena Island - Van Heemskerck sets sail to Holland
May 19, 1600 - Texel - Arrival in Texel, with the "Gelderland" and "Zeelandia", full of nuts, mace and cloves
April 23, 1601 - Texel - Departs to India with eight ships (plus another five of Wolphert Harmensz.). Willem Schouten goes with the fleet
May 8, 1601 - Off Azores Islands - The faster ships of Wolphert Harmensz, separate from Van Heemskerck's squadron
June 16, 1601 - N of St.Helena Island - Van Noort's and Van Heemskerck's ships meet north of St.Helena Island
February 22, 1602 - Bantam, Java - Van Heemskerck arrives in Bantam
May 11, 1602 - Bantam, Java - Van Heemskerck sends Hans Schuurmans in the "Amsterdam" back to Europe with cargo
May 21, 1602 - Bantam, Java - Van Heemskerck departs from Bantam with the"Witte Leeuw" And the "Alkmaar". De Lint sails to Holland
June(?) 1(?), 1602 - Demak, NE Semarang, Central Java - Nineteen dutch sailors are captured at Demak. They are released later and Van Heemskerck continues voyage
July(?) 1(?), 1602 - Jortam, Strait of Madura (E of Java) - Van Heemskerck obtains a licence to build a Factory
August 1(?), 1602 - Patani (S. of Makassar) - Van Heemskerck arrives in Patani where he is welcomed. Stays for three months
November 16, 1602 - Patani (S. of Makassar) - Van Heemskerck departs from Patani
February 25, 1603 - Singapore, East Coast - Van Heemskerck captures the 1,500 tons "Santa Catharina", after seventy killed on board, the Portuguese decide to surrender with the promise of Van Heemskerk saving their lives and landing them in Malacca - The capture causes great consternation throughout Oriente, not only because of the lost wealth, but because for the first time the Portuguese were royally defeated in a region where until then they dominated without challenge to the height
March(?) 1(?), 1603 - Malacca - The admiral, who initially thought of executing the prisoners for fear of losing the ship and his cargo, agrees to spare the Portuguese and keeps the promise made, to the extent that he is later thanked for the attitude of mercy by the county and bishop of Malacca (Speculative date)
June(?) 1(?), 1603 - Bantam, Java - Van Heemskerck arrives in Bantam with four ships, and sees another nine dutch ships in the roadsted (Van Warwijck and Van Spilbergen were also there at the time)
August 27, 1603 - Bantam, Java - Letter to the directors of the East India Company
October 18, 1603 - Bantam, Java - Van Heemskerck sets sail to Holland with the "Santa Catharina" repaired
December(?) 1(?), 1603 - near Mauritius - The "Alkmaar" starts taking on water and therefore it goes to Mauritius island to try to make the necessary repairs. Van Heemskerck continues to Holland. Meanwhile, the "Alkmaar"'s captain could not find the island, and so he heads to Antongil Bay. The ship was very damaged by the woodworm and was difficult to recover; The crew itself begins to fall ill, without the end of work in sight
July 1(?), 1604 - Texel - Van Heemskerck returns to the Netherlands with the "Witte Leeuw" and the "Santa Catharina"
September 14, 1604 - Amsterdam - Van Heemskerck marries Geertruid Maria Coltermann
January(?) 1(?), 1606 - Amsterdam(?) - Geertruid Maria Coltermann and child die in childbirth
January 18, 1607 - ? - Van Heemskerck is appointed as temporary vice-admiral of Holland and West Friesland
February 27, 1607 - Den Helder - Van Heemskerck makes his will, in the presence of three other captains in the "Roode Leeuw" (Red Lion) Hostel
March(?) 22(?), 1607 - Texel - The dutch fleet departs on a pre-emptive strike expedition to Gibraltar, to force negociations
March 29, 1607 - Isle of Wight - Van Heemskerck's fleet of twenty four ships assemble at the Isle of Wight
April 10, 1607 - River Tagus mouth, Portugal - Van Heemskerck sends a lugger in trading disguise ro reconnoitre the river. He ascertained by his spies, sent in this and subsequently in other directions, as well as by occasional merchantmen spoken with at sea, that the Portuguese fleet for India would not be ready to sail for many weeks; that no valuable argosies were yet to be looked for from America, but that a great war fleet, comprising many galleons of the largest size, was at that very moment cruising in the Straits of Gibraltar
April 22, 1607 - River Tagus mouth, Portugal - Van Heemskerk sets course to Gibraltar after listening to a merchant that saw the Spanish fleet there
April 25, 1607 - Off Tangiers | Strait of Gibraltar - Van Heemskerk arrives in the Strait of Gibraltar in the morning. After finding the spanish fleet at anchor inside the Bay of Gibraltar, he summons all dutch captains aboard his flagship, the "Aeolus"
April 25, 1607 - Bay of Gibratar - During the battle, Jacob Van Heemskerk is hit in the leg by a cannon-ball and dies minutes later, aged 40 =(END)
Bibliography
LOTHROP MOTLEY, John - "History of the United Netherlands: From the death of William the Silent to the Twelve Years' Truce - 1609."
January 18(?), 1599 - Arissabaya, W. of Pulau Madura, Java - Van Warwijck and Van Heemskerk fight natives at Arissabaya, losing a number of men by drowning and having to ransom many prisoners
March 3, 1599 - Hila Bay, Amboyna (Ambon) - Van Warwijck and Van Heemskerck reach Amboyna - They follow separate voyages
March 11, 1599 - Hila Bay, Amboyna (Ambon) - Van Heemskerck sets sail to Banda with the "Gelderland" and the "Zeelandia"
March 15, 1599 - Great Banda - Arrives in Great Banda and befriends the local habitants for future businesses
July 5, 1599 - Great Banda - Van Heemskerck sets sail to Bantam
July 11, 1599 - Buton - Sailing along Buton
July 12, 1599 - Cabayne Island(?) - The fleet reaches Cabayne Island. May, skipper of the "Zeelandia" is summoned to the flagship and it is decided that it was best to take in their sails and drift
September(?) 1(?), 1599 - Bantam, Java - Stop at Bantam in route back to Holland
December 8, 1599 - St.Helena Island - Van Heemskerck anchors at St.Helena Island
January 1, 1600 - St.Helena Island - Van Heemskerck sets sail to Holland
May 19, 1600 - Texel - Arrival in Texel, with the "Gelderland" and "Zeelandia", full of nuts, mace and cloves
April 23, 1601 - Texel - Departs to India with eight ships (plus another five of Wolphert Harmensz.). Willem Schouten goes with the fleet
May 8, 1601 - Off Azores Islands - The faster ships of Wolphert Harmensz, separate from Van Heemskerck's squadron
June 16, 1601 - N of St.Helena Island - Van Noort's and Van Heemskerck's ships meet north of St.Helena Island
February 22, 1602 - Bantam, Java - Van Heemskerck arrives in Bantam
May 11, 1602 - Bantam, Java - Van Heemskerck sends Hans Schuurmans in the "Amsterdam" back to Europe with cargo
May 21, 1602 - Bantam, Java - Van Heemskerck departs from Bantam with the"Witte Leeuw" And the "Alkmaar". De Lint sails to Holland
June(?) 1(?), 1602 - Demak, NE Semarang, Central Java - Nineteen dutch sailors are captured at Demak. They are released later and Van Heemskerck continues voyage
July(?) 1(?), 1602 - Jortam, Strait of Madura (E of Java) - Van Heemskerck obtains a licence to build a Factory
August 1(?), 1602 - Patani (S. of Makassar) - Van Heemskerck arrives in Patani where he is welcomed. Stays for three months
November 16, 1602 - Patani (S. of Makassar) - Van Heemskerck departs from Patani
February 25, 1603 - Singapore, East Coast - Van Heemskerck captures the 1,500 tons "Santa Catharina", after seventy killed on board, the Portuguese decide to surrender with the promise of Van Heemskerk saving their lives and landing them in Malacca - The capture causes great consternation throughout Oriente, not only because of the lost wealth, but because for the first time the Portuguese were royally defeated in a region where until then they dominated without challenge to the height
March(?) 1(?), 1603 - Malacca - The admiral, who initially thought of executing the prisoners for fear of losing the ship and his cargo, agrees to spare the Portuguese and keeps the promise made, to the extent that he is later thanked for the attitude of mercy by the county and bishop of Malacca (Speculative date)
June(?) 1(?), 1603 - Bantam, Java - Van Heemskerck arrives in Bantam with four ships, and sees another nine dutch ships in the roadsted (Van Warwijck and Van Spilbergen were also there at the time)
August 27, 1603 - Bantam, Java - Letter to the directors of the East India Company
October 18, 1603 - Bantam, Java - Van Heemskerck sets sail to Holland with the "Santa Catharina" repaired
December(?) 1(?), 1603 - near Mauritius - The "Alkmaar" starts taking on water and therefore it goes to Mauritius island to try to make the necessary repairs. Van Heemskerck continues to Holland. Meanwhile, the "Alkmaar"'s captain could not find the island, and so he heads to Antongil Bay. The ship was very damaged by the woodworm and was difficult to recover; The crew itself begins to fall ill, without the end of work in sight
July 1(?), 1604 - Texel - Van Heemskerck returns to the Netherlands with the "Witte Leeuw" and the "Santa Catharina"
September 14, 1604 - Amsterdam - Van Heemskerck marries Geertruid Maria Coltermann
January(?) 1(?), 1606 - Amsterdam(?) - Geertruid Maria Coltermann and child die in childbirth
January 18, 1607 - ? - Van Heemskerck is appointed as temporary vice-admiral of Holland and West Friesland
February 27, 1607 - Den Helder - Van Heemskerck makes his will, in the presence of three other captains in the "Roode Leeuw" (Red Lion) Hostel
March(?) 22(?), 1607 - Texel - The dutch fleet departs on a pre-emptive strike expedition to Gibraltar, to force negociations
March 29, 1607 - Isle of Wight - Van Heemskerck's fleet of twenty four ships assemble at the Isle of Wight
April 10, 1607 - River Tagus mouth, Portugal - Van Heemskerck sends a lugger in trading disguise ro reconnoitre the river. He ascertained by his spies, sent in this and subsequently in other directions, as well as by occasional merchantmen spoken with at sea, that the Portuguese fleet for India would not be ready to sail for many weeks; that no valuable argosies were yet to be looked for from America, but that a great war fleet, comprising many galleons of the largest size, was at that very moment cruising in the Straits of Gibraltar
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| Battle of Gibraltar, 1607 |
April 25, 1607 - Off Tangiers | Strait of Gibraltar - Van Heemskerk arrives in the Strait of Gibraltar in the morning. After finding the spanish fleet at anchor inside the Bay of Gibraltar, he summons all dutch captains aboard his flagship, the "Aeolus"
April 25, 1607 - Bay of Gibratar - During the battle, Jacob Van Heemskerk is hit in the leg by a cannon-ball and dies minutes later, aged 40 =(END)
Bibliography
LOTHROP MOTLEY, John - "History of the United Netherlands: From the death of William the Silent to the Twelve Years' Truce - 1609."
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