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Jan Janszoon Struys

Illustration — Les voyages, door Jan Janszoon Struys, bewerkt in Amsterdam in 1681 (Doha, Museum voor Islamitische Kunst) Jan Janszoon Struys (1630—1694), ook bekend als Jan Jansz Struys en Jan Jansen Struys, was een Nederlands ontdekkingsreiziger. Hij schreef het boek Drie aanmerkelyke reizen, waarin hij verslag deed van zijn avontuurlijke reisbevindingen.

Also recorded as Jan Struys · Jan Jansz Struys · Jan Jansz. Struys

Jan Janszoon Struys

Prints in the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha

Francesco Bini · CC BY-SA 4.0

Born
1630 · Durgerdam.
Died
1694 · Amsterdam.
Occupation
explorer · draftsperson · writer
Languages
Dutch

In this article

  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Work and thought
  3. 03Writing and publications
  4. 04Notes, references and evidence

The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 21 August 2026.

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