page_title: Hessel Gerritsz
hierarchical_section_title: Hessel Gerritsz
caption_attribution_description: Guaiana ofte de Provincien tusschen Rio de las Amazonas ende Rio de Yuiapari ofte Orinoque
context_page_description: Hessel Gerritsz was a Dutch engraver, cartographer, and publisher. He was one of the notable figures in the Golden Age of Netherlandish cartography. Despite strong competition, he is considered by some "unquestionably the chief Dutch cartographer of the 17th century".
context_section_description: Hessel Gerritsz (c. 1581 – buried 4 September 1632) was a Dutch engraver, cartographer ,and publisher. He was one of the notable figures in the Golden Age of Netherlandish cartography. Despite strong competition, he is considered by some "unquestionably the chief Dutch cartographer of the 17th century".
caption: Gerritsz's map of the Guianas, 1625
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