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Arnoldus Montanus (c. 1625–1683) was a Dutch teacher and author who published books on theology, history, and geography of both the Netherlands and faraway countries.
Montanus, a Latinized form of ''van den Berg'' or ''van Bergen'', was born in
Arnoldus Montanus (c. 1625–1683) was a Dutch teacher and author who published books on theology, history, and geography of both the Netherlands and faraway countries.
Montanus, a Latinized form of ''van den Berg'' or ''van Bergen'', was born in Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...
and studied theology at Leiden University
Leiden University (abbreviated as ''LEI''; ) is a Public university, public research university in Leiden, Netherlands. Established in 1575 by William the Silent, William, Prince of Orange as a Protestantism, Protestant institution, it holds the d ...
. He became a minister in Schellingwoude
Schellingwoude is a neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands. A former village located on the northern shore of the IJ (Amsterdam), IJ, in the province of North Holland, it was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1857, when it was merged with ...
in 1653 and in Schoonhoven, where he also became headmaster of the Latin School, in 1667. He died in Schoonhoven
Schoonhoven () is a city and was a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Since 2015 it has been a part of the municipality of Krimpenerwaard, before it had been an independent municipality.
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His most famous book is '' De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld''.
Principal works
* 1669 ''Gedenkwaerdige Gesantschappen der Oost-Indische Maetschappy in't Vereenigde Nederland, aen de Kaisaren van Japan. Getrokken uit de Geschriften en Reiseaentekeninge der zelver Gesanten'', Amsterdam, Jacob Meurs. (1670 English translation, ''Atlas Japannensis, Being Remarkable Addresses By Way of Embassy from the East India Company of the United Provinces, to the Emperor of Japan'', Thomas Johnson, publisher; 1673 French translation, ''Ambassades mémorables de la Compagnie'', Amsterdam, Jacob Meurs) * 1671 '' De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld: of beschryving van America en 't Zuid-Land'', Amsterdam, Jacob Meurs (''The New and Unknown World: or Description of America and the Southland, Containing the Origin of the Americans and South-landers, Remarkable Voyages Thither, Quality of the Shores, Islands, Cities, Fortresses, Towns, Temples, Mountains, Sources, Rivers, Houses, the Nature of Beasts, Trees, Plants and Foreign Crops, Religion and Manners, Miraculous Occurrences, Old and New Wars: Adorned with Illustrations Drawn from the Life in America, and Described by Arnoldus Montanus''), and 1673 German translation, Die Unbekante Neue Welt, Amsterdam, Jacob Meurs * 1671 (English edition) ''Atlas Chinensis: Being a Relation of Remarkable Passages in Two Embassies from the East-India Company of the United Provinces to the Vice-Roy Singlamong, General Taising Lipovi, and Konchi, Emperor'', Thomas Johnson, publisher.References
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* 1625 births 1683 deaths Dutch educators 17th-century Dutch historians Dutch non-fiction writers Leiden University alumni Writers from Amsterdam People from Schoonhoven {{Netherlands-writer-stub