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Saskia

Thank you for your considerate words. You did the real work by adding good content to the article; all I did was a spot of cleaning up. Best wishes, and I hope you are enjoying nice weather in Amsterdam--some day I hope to visit. JNW 11:07, 3 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I will be happy to help, though I probably won't be able to do much for a while; I will be away from the computer for the next ten days, then returning to my academic responsibilities (teaching). Best wishes and happy new year, JNW 22:51, 4 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that the information you added to the entry on Saskia was informative and interesting, but as I noted in the explanation for revisions, much of it was just not related to Saskia's life, but rather, to Rembrandt's. I have not had the time to move the information to his biography--if it is important, then surely it can be added there. No offense was intended, only the desire to incorporate information pertaining most directly to the subject. JNW 18:11, 26 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Helpme on Montgolfier brothers

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Hey. You left me a message about that article a bit ago, and I would love to look at it. I'm only on Wikipedia sometimes, so I may be a bit slow, but I'll do anything I can to help. Xiong Chiamiov :: contact :: 00:23, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Salomon Koninck etc

Hello User:Neddyseagoon you are copying my articles from the Dutch Wikipedia, without checking its content, including the mistakes. Taksen

Well, translating the Dutch page for an English language version on a Dutch artist seems logical enough, and has precedent. Rather than merely complaining, could you perhaps run through them (here's my contributions list) and double check them for mistakes? Your translation skills will be ten times better than mine, I'm sure - I'm only a Dutch beginner, but have plenty of spare time to translate. :-) Neddyseagoon - talk 13:53, 10 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've done all the ones you requested on my talkpage, so if you could check them that would be great, but I may not have time to do any more for a while. Neddyseagoon - talk 12:04, 11 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Images at the IISG

Hi Taksen, I am writing you because I was told you might be able to help me on something.

I would like to add some images to the articles about the Free Association of German Trade Unions and the Free Workers' Union of Germany that are in the IISG's archives. I could ask them to scan the pictures an e-mail them to me, but that would cost me 30 Euros per image and I can't afford that. If someone were to go there and copy the pictures and then scan themselves that would cost a few Euros in total at the most. I was wondering if you would be willing to go there and do this for me (and Wikipedia). I would of course re-imburse you for the money you spend for the copies. The IISG is located on Cruquiusweg in Amsterdam. If you don't have the time to do this or don't want, that's not a problem, I might be able to find someone else.--Carabinieri 04:32, 14 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Translation of Dirk van Hogendorp

I tried my best to translate the article, using the English and German versions. I also used some information from the Dutch article, but my understanding of the laguage is poor. Can you check and place the picture in the Commons? pt:User:Angrense —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.240.20.142 (talk) 00:12, 16 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

I just fllowed the links from your recent edit (thanks) and saw that you had written a piece on the Montgolfier brothers. Just a thought... but there is this Frenchman in India called Claude Martin and there is a legend/story that he had a balloon there not too long after Montgolfier. Just wonder if you might have an idea of where I might look to find a connection? ... if there is one Victuallers 10:23, 29 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'll try ... can you send me a link for the pic? Victuallers 18:10, 29 September 2007 (UTC) Done! You should find it athe bottom of the nl version. I have added a commons box ... I think Victuallers 19:05, 29 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi its late ... maybe too late for you? Lemma? sorry I don't get that word. Confused as to why you removed the image ... but its not a big issue. Thank you for this insight into Dutch history which I was not aware of (at all). Victuallers 21:13, 29 September 2007 (UTC). Well done on the B rating Victuallers 14:27, 30 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

problem

DYK editors are saying that we do not have an inline reference for the claim about the two profs losing the article. Could you try and find one? I'll wtite an alternative hook in case. Victuallers 22:51, 30 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wiselius

Hallo Taksen, zojuist kwam ik in een edit conflict met jou (je zult het niet gemerkt hebben) toen ik een zeer uitgebreide revisie van Samuel Iperusz Wiselius opsloeg. Ik heb mijn revisie alsnog geplaatst, maar vrees nu dat ik daarmee roughshod over jouw wijzigingen ben heengewalst. Wil je dit even controleren? Excuses voor het ongemak, Bessel Dekker 17:08, 1 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

DYK October 1

On 1 October, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Samuel Iperusz Wiselius, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Andrew c ^[talk] 17:17, 1 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your comment. Unfortunately, because of the large number of newly created articles (just see Template talk:Did you know which is constantly updated), the community has decided that DYK should be updated roughly every 6 hours to prevent a large backlog of suggestions. You are welcome to raise your concerns at WT:DYK, or read the rules at WP:DYK. Sorry we can't have your article on the main page for longer. -Andrew c ^[talk] 22:22, 3 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

hi

Hi Taks, thanks for your mails. I do appreciate them. Firstly a meal? Not sure I'm coming to Amsterdam but if you are coming to East Midlands airport then drop me a line. Oh and DYK only lasts a day.... in fact it only lasts half a day as its a 24 hour affair. I guess its meant to make sure that the main page is always "new". NeddySeagoon has given me three Dutch articles ... I'm not too sure whether they will get on "the list" ... I seem to flit from project to project. Still your talk page looks better with a DYK sticker on it! Cheers Roger aka Victuallers 20:21, 3 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Conspiracy of Claudius Civilis

On 14 October, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Conspiracy of Claudius Civilis, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

-- My apologies. Better late than never though, neh? GeeJo ^(t)⁄_(c) • 00:01, 14 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cornelis Rudolphus Theodorus Krayenhoff

Fine, have a copy of it! Neddyseagoon - talk 08:32, 15 October 2007 (UTC) :-[reply]

On 9 October, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cornelis Rudolphus Theodorus Krayenhoff, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

---- Anonymous Dissident^Talk 09:20, 9 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thx

That could take me some time as its in about 10 different places! Thx anyway Victuallers 19:04, 6 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Rumiantsev Museum

Hi Taksen, it seems Neddyseagoon has merged this article into the one about the Russian State Library. I'm not sure about the merits of this merger since it does seem like the Rumyantsev Museum and the Lenin Library were too distinctly different institutions that just happened to be housed in the same building complex. Anyway, I've gone through the part about the Rumiantsev Museum and did some copyediting. The translation generally looks pretty good, but there were a few issues: I've changed the translation of "Vom Staatskanzler Graf Rumjanzew zu Zwecken der guten Aufklärung" to "from count Rumyantsev for the good Enlightenment", since "for the purpose of the good Enlightenment" sounds a bit weird to me. You could also write "towards the good Enlightenment" and the "the" might also be removed, but I'll leave that up to you. My understanding of the German article was that the Puskin Musem was finished a few years before 1925, not before the Rumiantsev Museum's completion, so I've changed that.--Carabinieri 23:54, 9 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

dyk

I think I can manage this cartographer ... is it yours or neddys or both? You minght do me the same and look at doing the same for Thomas Denman (Physician)‎ ? if you can... but youll need to be quick.

Is there are more detail of his involvement with William of Orange coming to the UK? Its hinted at in the article and one of my first articles was Old Whittington so im interested by the link

Correction: Ive just realised the article is more than 5 days old... thats one of the DYK rules. It has to be no older than five days ... sorry Victuallers (talk) 12:10, 17 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Admiralty of Friesland

Could you give a hand proofreading this translation of mine? No more to follow soon, I'm afraid, but keep putting them on the waiting list! :-) Neddyseagoon - talk 20:24, 9 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Nice page! Giano (talk) 14:45, 11 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

de:Caspar Commelin

Look at this: [3] Succu —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.185.234.167 (talk) 19:28, 7 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Jan Jacobszoon Hinlopen Legacy / Ahasuerus and Haman at the Feast of Esther

I noticed that you moved a paragraph about Jan Jacobszoon Hinlopen's estate division from his own article into an article about the painting Ahasuerus and Haman at the feast of Esther (the "Provenance" section). I don't think that paragraph is nearly as germane to the painting as it is to JJH. The paragraph cannot even cite any documentation that the painting was indeed part of the estate. The painting's article does link to JJH's article for further clarification.

I'd like to move the paragraph back into the JJH article, where it seems more germane. Please let me know if there's a good reason why I shouldn't. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DocRuby (talk • contribs) 22:55, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Johan Huydecoper

I'm sorry you think I'm arrogant - busy with other things is probably a more accurate reason. Translating articles from one language to another is common practice in Wikipedia - it is certainly not regarded as plagiarism or thieving. The fine print tells you quite clearly that when you write something for WP, it is no longer your property. The other thing about WP is that you are free to correct any error you come across - you certainly don't need my permission nor have you to wait for me to make the correction. As it says in your welcome:Be bold in updating pages! ciao Rotational (talk) 13:12, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cramer

That is really nice work on Peter Cramer. Can you, I wonder, help with this later one [4] Best wishes from Ireland Robert (Nash) Notafly (talk) 13:56, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

van der Hoeven

Many thanks. Your English is excellent but one or two small changes are necessary. I will do this tomorrow. Perhaps you would look at van der Poll [5] for me.I studied in Leiden Natural History Museum man years ago so I am very aware of the old Dutch naturalists, many of them merchants or traders. Most of the key information is in Dutch.A real problem for me.Best wishes from Ireland. I will kkep in touch Robert 20:59, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

van der Hoeven

I have made minor changes to your text.However this may not reflect your exact meaning. For instance I have changed "to use latin" to "to teach in Latin" and assumed that you meant he was one of the last professors to teach in Latin. Is this correct? Best regards Robert Notafly (talk) 17:50, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Guerra della marmitta e Prima Rivoluzione batava

Thanks a lot. It is a very interesting period, expecially because of the quasi-freedom condition of nl political debate at the time. Many aspects (ie: lack of national goals by the 'prince', international decline, constitutional oldness, active interference from great powers, etc.) has a lot to say to nowadays Italians.
My pleasure. It:User:Musso —Preceding unsigned comment added by MussoMusso (talk • contribs) 18:27, 21 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tanks for your advise on your article. He was an interisting actor in this drama: you may have pleasure havng a look on It: Samuel Isperuszoon Wiselius. Regards. It:User:Musso --MussoMusso (talk) 23:29, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

About Dirk van Hogendorp and family, it is a good suggestion. Why not. But it will take a little longer. --MussoMusso (talk) 18:35, 4 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

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Pieter van den Broecke

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hi again

Hi again Taksen. I have been doing articles on dead white male abolitionists (I exaggerate - see the image map on my page) ... so I went to find find something different. I have had a go at a few but yesterday I picked up Johanna Brandt. There are already articles in German and Afrikaans but I cannot access them very well as my second language is Visual Basis :-). I really need a multi lingual assist... now who do I know? Fancy a go? It will be proposed for DYK this weekend... Victuallers (talk) 09:14, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Geelvinck-Hinlopen Museum

Thank U for your kind message about this museum. I will take a look at this Spanish article ASAP. --Joanenglish (talk) 13:11, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done. I have corrected certain words that sounded strange and supressed others that convey a personal valoration more than facts ("the most beautil channel in Amsterdam", magnificent, charming ...). An interesting place to visit in Amsterdam.--Joanenglish (talk) 13:35, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Amboyna Massacre

I have opened a discussion of your addition to the Amboyna Massacre article on its Discussion page. I hope you will contribute.--Ereunetes (talk) 23:49, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

I have re-reverted the edit: the reference is the same and the edits I had reverted removed a part of the article (with the part the edit removed and I restored in italics: 'With skills, however, Leeuwenhoek maintained throughout his life that there were aspects of their construction "which I only keep for myself," including in particular his most critical secret of how he created lenses. For a long time nobody could reconstruct Leeuwenhoek's know-how. But in the 1950s, D.L. Stong used thin glass thread fusing instead of polishing ...'), and changed his name from "Antonie" to "Antony" - I was just reverting the vandalism. - Mike Rosoft (talk) 20:42, 15 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reply

In answer to your question about Thomas Sackville the actor: the only information I have on him is a very short (3-line) entry in E.K. Chambers's The Elizabethan Stage, Vol. 2, p. 337, which says that:

he acted in Germany , 1592–93 and 1597–1602
"He used the clown-name Johannes Bouset"
he was a merchant in Frankfort from 1604 to 1617
and he died in 1628.

Apparently he had no known connection with the nobleman of the same name, Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset. Ugajin (talk) 10:13, 26 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

VOC Opperhoofden in Japan

Your contribution to improving this article is noteworthy. I quite like the improved readability of this list -- especially your decision to emphasize the first and last of the Dejima opperhoofden by formatting them separately. Nicely done. --Tenmei (talk) 16:50, 10 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure where the list of opperhoofden originated -- but I vaguely think it was simply copied from the German or Dutch Wikipedia? --Tenmei (talk) 19:09, 11 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

hello tenmei. the list was simply copied from here [6] and is also mentioned under external links. Taksen (talk) 08:06, 13 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Taksen. I wonder, could you clarify what is meant by "In 1638 an unpleasant Sakoku was ordered by the Tokugawa shogunate" [my italics]? Thanks. -- Picapica (talk) 08:07, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Taksen -- Do you have a source that identifies LeMaire as the first Dejima opperhoofd? I seem to remember that I had questions in 2007 about how to handle Caron ...? I vaguely recall reading something in English at the library -- maybe Kodansha? Does this German chronology seem sufficient for the edit I've made? I look forward to your comments. --Tenmei (talk) 21:24, 3 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Johannes Vermeer

I've added comments to Talk:Johannes_Vermeer#Introduction.

Regards --HidariMigi (talk) 19:04, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, but why dont you change my language, are you too good? I dont like your attitude, your user page is empty. Taksen (talk) 19:14, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That's a rather uncivil comment. I'm not that knowledgeable or interested in the topic to rewrite it for you. I am, however, able to point out its flaws for others who can take a better stab at the language. Finally, no one is required to produce a "user page" but just for you, I've redirected to my talk page. --HidariMigi (talk) 19:54, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Jean-Étienne Liotard

That page looks so much better now that you've rearranged the images. Regards, MarmadukePercy (talk) 00:46, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Neddy Seagoon

Hi Tak, Sorry not seen him for a long while. I looked at his talk page and noted that he had a lot of difficult feedback - maybe he found this tricky. Do hope you find him Victuallers (talk) 21:33, 7 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Piano Concerto No. 8 (Mozart)

Hello, thanks for the addition to this article. Could you clarify the statement "Mozart wrote a Violin- and Pianoconcerto for them."? Namely, which one? Also, I'm aware of the Mozartforum and Dennis there is really smart, but are you aware of where he gets his information? (Or if he's published his ideas in more permanent locations?) We can still cite him if needed, but I'd like to supplement that with references to books or journal articles. Webpages tend to come and go. Thanks.DavidRF (talk) 18:37, 9 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ferdinando de' Medici (1663–1713)

Hello Taksen, could you please explain your recent removal of material from Ferdinando de' Medici (1663–1713)? It doesn't seem essential, but on the other hand I felt it was informative and it did come with a reference source. Thanks very much. Opus33 (talk) 15:54, 19 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Because I added these same references today at Cosimo III de' Medici and Lorenzo Magalotti, I felt "three is too much", but I will reconsider my decision. Thx for your support.Taksen (talk) 17:04, 19 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Blankaart

Perhaps you would like to add to this [7].It is not my field but Blankaart is a rather neglected scientist or so I'm told.All the best from Ireland Robert aka Notafly (talk) 19:37, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

File copyright problem with File:Friedrich Wilhelm-von Thulemeyer.jpg

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Cosimo III

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Taksen, you probably should refrain from editing Cosimo III until a consensus is reached on the talk page; all the work you have done in the meantime could be reverted as per Surtsicna's proposal. Your comments are welcome. -- Jack1755 (talk) 14:45, 26 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Steven Blankaart

That's a great improvement. Nice scholarship. Many thanks Robert aka Notafly (talk) 08:23, 27 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Mediation Cabal

Taksen, I have filed a request for mediation with the Mediation Cabal; I thought I ought to let you know. In the coming days, your signature shall be required to initiate proceedings. Faithfully, -- Jack1755 (talk) 00:11, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Mediation

I have taken the mediation case submitted with you listed as a party to the dispute at the Mediation Cabal. I am reviewing the case history and the disputed talk page itself. First, I would like to know whether you fully agree to be participate in the good faith effort of the mediation to avoid further dispute. Thank You Reubzz (talk) 13:04, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I believe you are off-line since you haven't made contribution edits in the past few days. However, when you do get this, please respond to my above inquiry above the MedCabal case. Your signiture for approval is needed for mediation to proceed. Cheers! --Reubzz (talk) 22:22, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clarification

Hello! I'm Italian and I would ask you for a clarification (I'm translating the article in Italian). What does the term "colli" of the Article Frederik Ruysch refer to? Thank you --RanZag (talk) 01:51, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hallo Ranzag, colli comes from the Italian word collo. In Dutch the plural means packages, cases, bales ready for sending. Taksen (talk) 09:33, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much! --RanZag (talk) 10:47, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. In fact, I discovered that the word "collo" in Italian can be used to identify the packaging, but this word is so rarely used (usually in use for "neck") that I didn't know XD ...bye! --RanZag (talk) 11:09, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Work on Coymans

Hi! I know I said I would do something with your Coymans work, and believe me when I say I haven't forgotten, but I am just extremely slow. I just put up 4 pairs of wedding portraits on the Frans Hals page. Two of the pairs involve members of the Coymans family. Who knows when I will get around to doing the Coymans hofje, but this is at least a start. Jane (talk) 23:25, 19 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please reconsider

Based on your edits on the Handel page, I implore you to reconsider editing in article space on en:WP. Thank you. HWV258. 20:54, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Mr or Mrs HWV 258, I don't understand your message, can't you be more clear and give me a clue? Thx.Taksen (talk)

Discussion has started here. HWV258. 21:53, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany

(In reply to [8])... Hi, I made a few minor corrections the other day, but then saw you were still working on the article, so I'll wait until you're finished and then do a bit of proof-reading. Best wishes, Voceditenore (talk) 16:14, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Henrik Ruse

Thanks, Taksen, for your additions to this article. I was particularly interested to learn that Ruse left the army in 1651 because of problems with his legs and that he also designed houses in Amsterdam (thanks for the picture). Could you possibly provide references here as I have been unable to find them myself? I also seem to remember reading something to the effect that Ruse designed a church somewhere in the Netherlands but I cannot relocate the details. Perhaps you can help out here too. Ipigott (talk) 10:33, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

George Frideric Handel

Thanks! I saw the "needs copyediting" tag and figured I could do that :-) I agree, the article is still a bit rocky in places, but I am not enough of a musicologist to make any big changes; please do keep working on it, good for you! and I'll swing by and see if any of the English needs help, but it really wasn't bad. I have already watchlisted the article because I notice it's something of a vandal magnet. The one specific thing I noticed is that every once in a while evaluatory words crop up - of course many of the sources are trying to evaluate how good a work is, but my understanding is the less of that and the more of describing the works and their style, the better. . . . Oh, and why did Handel need to become reconciled with King George? If their falling out is in the article, I missed it.Yngvadottir (talk) 22:26, 13 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Francesco Feroni

Hello Taksen, thanks so much for your informations about tuscan merchant Francesco Feroni; i will add these infoes to italian lemma. Was Prudentia Tensini from Antwerp dutch? Tensini seems to be an italian surname, probably a tuscan surname. I will do some researches about her. If you need any help, just write me. --Gherardus (talk) 00:56, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hart's 1957 work

Hi, Taksen. I wanted to talk to you about Hart's 1957 work on Dutch whaling. We can talk about it there. Thanks. Jonas Poole (talk) 15:54, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Jacob van Loo

Hi Taksen, I attempted to smooth out some of the language in the article Jacob van Loo. If you could check it for accuracy, I don't think I changed anything substantive. Thanks. Eudemis (talk) 16:06, 27 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Saskia van Uylenburgh

Hey there, Taksen ;o)

I must say I disagree with you changing back my revision of the Frisian equivalent of Saskia's name. Being 'Frysk' myself, as well as being officially named Saskia after this particular lady as well as Saske in daily life, I can only tell you that - sorry - Saske is indeed the official Frisian version of the name Saskia. For your own reference, please go to http://tresoar.nl/, select "Voorouders" in the left column, scroll down the page and then select 'Namenthesaurus' under 'Hulpbronnen' and enter the name Saskia in the empty box. Et voila. Hope you don't mind too much if I now go and change it back to Saske again. All with good reason.

Mei freonlike grûtnis,

Saske út Ljussens (Lioessens, gemeente Dongeradeel .. look it up sometime ;o) Poppetje (talk) 02:27, 10 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Saskia, again

Just to show you that I'm not making this up, here's Saske's baptism in 1612, taken from the Tresoar website:

Leeuwarden, dopen, doopjaar 1612 Dopeling: Saske Gedoopt op 2 augustus 1612 in Leeuwarden Kind van Wilenburch en niet genoemde moeder

Gestandaardiseerde namen (voornaam en patroniem): Dopeling : SASKER of SASKE

Bron: Collectie Doop-, Trouw-, Begraaf- en Lidmaatboeken (DTBL) Herv. gem. Leeuwarden, doop 1603-1612 Inventarisnr. : DTB 925

Grûtnis, Saske Poppetje (talk) 02:37, 10 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Michael Reyniersz Pauw

Can you please povide some context and a reference to the above article in mentioning his collaboration? ThanksDjflem (talk) 11:34, 18 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Spitsbergen

thanks for correcting those two typos on the talk page - it was quite late last night when I did that.... cheers Olddemdike (talk) 15:46, 1 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

De Vlamingh

Rather than reinserting a seemingly meaningless "see also" to William Dampier, you could explain its possible use in the text. This is unclear as there is no mention of De Vlamingh, Rottnest, or Swan River in the current Dampier text. See alsos to Geelvink, Witsen, Hartog Plate, History of Western Australia, Australian places with Dutch names, European exploration of Australia, History of Perth, Western Australia etc. all make more sense than a link to the next person to visit Western Australia. Afasmit (talk) 20:49, 3 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I like to think I know a lot about Dutch history, but I had never heard of Dampier untill two weeks ago. I think the article should have an international view, not a national. This is why I like to see his name there too. Taksen (talk) 22:26, 3 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]