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Isaak de Graaff (1668 – 5 September 1743) was a Dutch map maker. He was born in Amsterdam, the son of Abraham de Graaf and Susanna Pietersz Eppingh. His father was in the service of the Dutch East India Company from 1679 until his death in 1714, during which time he authored several standards texts of navigation. Thus Isaak grew up with a good grounding with the principles of navigation and cartography. In 1691, he received a commission to produce ah Atlas of Africa and Asia for the Dutch East India Company, which could then be used by their governing council when considering policy. After this was completed in 1705, he was appointed their official cartographer until his death in 1743.

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  • Isaak de Graaff (1668 – 5 September 1743) was a Dutch map maker. He was born in Amsterdam, the son of Abraham de Graaf and Susanna Pietersz Eppingh. His father was in the service of the Dutch East India Company from 1679 until his death in 1714, during which time he authored several standards texts of navigation. Thus Isaak grew up with a good grounding with the principles of navigation and cartography. In 1691, he received a commission to produce ah Atlas of Africa and Asia for the Dutch East India Company, which could then be used by their governing council when considering policy. After this was completed in 1705, he was appointed their official cartographer until his death in 1743. Isaac de Graaf married Sanderina de Brauw in Utrecht in 1708. They set up home on the Brouwersgracht in Amsterdam. (en)
  • Isaak de Graaf (Amsterdam, 1668 - 5 september 1743), ook Isaac en Izaak de Graaff, was een in Amsterdam geboren cartograaf. Hij vervaardigde de Atlas Amsterdam, met kaarten van alle vestigingen van de Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC). (nl)
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  • Isaak de Graaf (Amsterdam, 1668 - 5 september 1743), ook Isaac en Izaak de Graaff, was een in Amsterdam geboren cartograaf. Hij vervaardigde de Atlas Amsterdam, met kaarten van alle vestigingen van de Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC). (nl)
  • Isaak de Graaff (1668 – 5 September 1743) was a Dutch map maker. He was born in Amsterdam, the son of Abraham de Graaf and Susanna Pietersz Eppingh. His father was in the service of the Dutch East India Company from 1679 until his death in 1714, during which time he authored several standards texts of navigation. Thus Isaak grew up with a good grounding with the principles of navigation and cartography. In 1691, he received a commission to produce ah Atlas of Africa and Asia for the Dutch East India Company, which could then be used by their governing council when considering policy. After this was completed in 1705, he was appointed their official cartographer until his death in 1743. (en)
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  • Isaak de Graaf (en)
  • Isaak de Graaf (nl)
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