Historedia
Person

Barent Barentszoon Lam

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1663

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Barent Barentszoon Lam, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Discovery of the Prince Edward Islands

    1663

    Role: Dutch East India Company sailor

    1. 4 March 1663 · Prince Edward IslandsArrival of the Maerseveen

      Barent Barentszoon Lam reached the Prince Edward Islands on 4 March 1663 while commanding the Dutch ship Maerseveen.

    2. 4 March 1663 · Prince Edward IslandsNaming and Navigational Error

      Lam named the islands Dina and Maerseveen, but recorded their latitude incorrectly as 41° South, preventing their rediscovery by Dutch sailors.

Sources

  1. Prince Edward Islands Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-07