Victor Victorszoon b. 1653

  • Artist (Painter)
A painter and cartographer who travelled on the 'Geelvink' commanded by Willem de Vlamingh in 1696. Victorszoon's paintings are the sole visual record of the voyage and are among the earliest known images of the continent.
Name
Victor Victorszoon
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • medical attendant (ANZSIC code: 8511)
  • cartographer (ANZSIC code: 6922)
Birth date
1653
Birth place
Amsterdam, Holland, Netherlands
Active Period
  • c.1696 - c.1697
Arrival
  • 29 December 1696
Residence
  • c.1696 - c.1697 Australia
  • Dutch East Indies (Indonesia)
  • Amsterdam, Holland, Netherlands
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870