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Dutch physician and writer (1636–1689)
Olfert Dapper (January 1636 – 29 December 1689) was a Dutch physician and writer who wrote books about world history and geography although he never travelled
Olfert_Dapper
Dutch book from 1668
Olfert Dapper. Among other things, the book contains a rare description of the Kingdom of Benin which explicitly mentions the Benin Bronzes. Dapper never
Description of Africa (Dapper book)
Description_of_Africa_(Dapper_book)
Historic moat in Nigeria
account is given by the Dutch physician and author Olfert Dapper in his 1668 book Description of Africa. Dapper never visited Africa himself, but he compiled
Benin_Moat
Completely removing the limbs from a living or dead being
representations, as can be seen by the included image. According to Olfert Dapper, a 17th-century Dutchman who meticulously collected reports from faraway
Dismemberment
1968 fantasy novel by Peter S. Beagle
Private Place. In 2012, Beagle published a novelet, Olfert Dapper's Day, a fictional tale of Dapper's travels. There have been many print editions of The
The_Last_Unicorn
Topics referred to by the same term
League Baseball catcher Olfert Dapper (1635–1689), Dutch physician and writer Marco Dapper (born 1983), American actor and model "Dapper" Danny Hogan (c. 1880–1928)
Dapper
c. 1550–1883 coastal kingdom in west Central Africa
in the 1630s or '40s. In their account as reported by the geographer Olfert Dapper, the region where Loango would be constructed was populated by a number
Kingdom_of_Loango
Metal plaques and sculptures from the Kingdom of Benin
pictures of their war exploits and battles, and are kept very clean." — Olfert Dapper, a Dutch writer, describing Benin in his book Description of Africa
Benin_Bronzes
Museum in France
Valéry, Paris, France. The museum opened in 1986, as an effort of the Olfert Dapper Foundation, and was named in honour of a Dutch humanist who in 1668
Musée_Dapper
Westernmost region of the African continent
technology with cities described as beautiful and large as Haarlem. "Olfert Dapper, a Dutch writer, describing Benin in his book Description of Africa
West_Africa
King of Loango
recently begun. Olfert Dapper reported that Niambi possessed several firearms, although he didn't know how to use them. "Olfert Dapper". Christian-Muslim
N'Gangue_M'voumbe_Niambi
University, 1992." Dapper, Olfert (1677). Naukeurige Beschrijving van Gantsch Syrie en Palestijn of Heilige Lant. pp. 11–. Olfert Dapper; Jacob van Meurs
Timeline of the name Palestine
Timeline_of_the_name_Palestine
1390–1914 state in Central Africa; Portuguese vassal from 1857
Portuguese translation by Graziano Saccardo da Luggazano, 2 vols., Lisbon, 1965. Dapper, Olfried. Naukeurige beschrijvinge der Africa gewesten. (Amsterdam, 1668)
Kingdom_of_Kongo
trading posts . In his Description of Africa (1668), the humanist Dutch Olfert Dapper gives the etymology of the name given to it by his countrymen, Goe-ree
History_of_Senegal
West African kingdom (1180–1897)
diplomacy pp. 54–62 Dapper, Olfert (1668). Naukeurige Beschrijvinge der Afrikaensche Gewesten. Amsterdam: Jacob van Meurs. p. 495. Dapper, Olfert (1668). "Het
Kingdom_of_Benin
Palace of the Oba of Benin
pictures of their war exploits and battles, and are kept very clean." — Olfert Dapper, a Dutch writer, describing Benin in his book Description of Africa
Royal Palace of the Oba of Benin
Royal_Palace_of_the_Oba_of_Benin
Traditional state in Delta State, Nigeria
Olfert Dapper: The King of Ouwerre….governs his land with absolute power notwithstanding, and is in alliance with the King of Benin. — Olfert Dapper,
Kingdom_of_Warri
Yoruboid subgroup of Delta State, Nigeria
Itsekiri region dates back to the 17th century. The Dutch geographer Olfert Dapper recorded the presence and use of cassava in 1668 in his work Description
Itsekiri_people
Greek island in the Aegean Sea
Map of Santorini by Olfert Dapper, 1688
Santorini
City and municipality in Northern Cyprus
The port of Famagusta, engraving from the book of Olfert Dapper "Description exact des iles des l'Archipel", Amsterdam, 1703.
Famagusta
Regional unit and municipality in Greece
Alekos Alavanos, politician Tinos town, view of the port Tinos map, Olfert Dapper, Amsterdam, Wolfgangh, 1688 Saint Nicolas church in Panormos (Pyrgos)
Tinos
Protective spirits in Bakongo religion
(Charlottesville, VA and London: University of Virginia Press, 2004), pp. 51-52. Olfert Dapper, Naukeurige Beschrijvinge der Africa Gewesten (Amsterdam, 1668), p.
Nkisi
Colony in Taiwan (1624–1662, 1664–1668)
Taiwanese aborigines, from Olfert Dapper (1670): Gedenkwaerdig bedryf
Dutch_Formosa
Conflict between Benin and Akure kingdoms in 1818
Benin Depiction of an Oba of Benin with Benin soldiers taken from Olfert Dapper's Description of Africa (1668) Date 1818 Location Akure, Ondo State,
Akure–Benin_War
Ndongo gender identity
arbiters in political and military decisions" and also performed burials. Olfert Dapper described the chibados as shamans "who walk dressed like women." Portuguese
Chibados
Widening of the Congo River; part of the border between the R Congo and the DR Congo
designate the Pool region. In Description of Africa, the Dutch scholar Olfert Dapper describes Pombo as a province under the authority of the Macoco (Makoko)
Pool_Malebo
Holy site in Bethlehem
Olfert Dapper, 1677
Rachel's_Tomb
Limestone statue of a reclining sphinx
Observations (1653) Balthasar de Monconys, Journal des voyages (1665) Olfert Dapper, Description de l'Afrique (1665), note the two different displays of
Great_Sphinx_of_Giza
his letter to the Pope of 1535. According to the Dutch geographer, Olfert Dapper, Nzari was the root of the Kingdom of Loango. Afonso I to Pope, 1535
Nzari
sacrifice of four pregnant women during building a fort in Thailand. 1660s: Olfert Dapper mentions human sacrifice in kingdom of Vai in modern Sierra Leone, in
Timeline_of_human_sacrifices
compilations, today little known. His account of Senegal was plagiarised by Olfert Dapper in his Naukeurige beschrijvinge der Afrikaensche Eylanden (1668). Les
Pierre_Davity
Ethnic group in Gabon, Republic of the Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo
explorer Andrew Battel, present in the region around 1610, the Dutchman Olfert Dapper, as well as the English trader R.E. Dennett, Njimbe would be the founder
Vili_people
(identified as Oyo) to the northeast of Allada is described by Dutchman Olfert Dapper in his work Description of Africa. He also confirmed the status of Yoruba
Timeline_of_Yoruba_history
Taiwanese indigenous people depicted in Olfert Dapper (1670): Gedenkwaerdig bedryf
Taiwanese_indigenous_peoples
West African women's secret society
Scarcies River and Cape Palmas. As early as 1668, a Dutch geographer named Olfert Dapper published a description of the "Sandy" society as it existed in the
Sande_society
Pre-colonial West-Central African state
Boma Kingdom and "held a peace". In the mid-17th century Dutch writer Olfert Dapper wrote that the Tio king ruled over 13 other "kings", possibly a reference
Tio_Kingdom
Oba of Benin (1816 AD–1848 AD)
de Barros, and Rui de Pina, Dutch accounts by Pieter de Marees and Olfert Dapper, English accounts by Richard Hakluyt and John Ogilby, and French accounts
Osemwende
Dutch sinologist (1955–2024)
Landsberger (1955 – 26 September 2024) was a Dutch sinologist who served as Olfert Dapper Professor of Contemporary Chinese Culture at the University of Amsterdam
Stefan_Landsberger
1623 battle
1677 engraving by Olfert Dapper depicting Fakhr al-Din's capture of Mustafa Pasha.
Battle_of_Anjar
Druze emir of Mount Lebanon (6 August 1572–13 April 1635)
An engraving by Olfert Dapper from 1677 depicting Fakhr al-Din's capture of Mustafa Pasha, beylerbey of Damascus, at the Battle of Anjar in 1623. Fakhr
Fakhr_al-Din_II
Traditional and modern dress in China
ceremonial armour on horseback Illustration of Chinese accessories from Olfert Dapper (1670): Gedenkwaerdig bedryf der Nederlandsche Oost-Indische maetschappye
Chinese_clothing
centuries. These public women were made up of slaves and outcasts. Olfert Dapper documented on the abrakrees in the 1668 where he noted their presence
Prostitution_in_Ghana
Mountain in Greece
Illustration of the citadel on Tinos by Olfert Dapper in 1703
Exomvourgo
Druze chieftains of southern Mount Lebanon
An engraving by Olfert Dapper from 1677 depicting Fakhr al-Din's capture of Mustafa Pasha, beylerbey of Damascus, at the Battle of Anjar in 1623. Fakhr
Ma'n_dynasty
History of area within Lebanon
An engraving by Olfert Dapper from 1677 depicting Fakhr al-Din's capture of Mustafa Pasha, beylerbey of Damascus, at the Battle of Anjar in 1623. Fakhr
History_of_the_Chouf_region
Island and district of Dakar, Senegal
and how the Dutch replaced the Portuguese on the island. According to Olfert Dapper, the island was gifted to the Dutch West India Company by the local
Gorée
to have imported it from the Sherbro or Bulom. The Dutch geographer Olfert Dapper knew of it in the 17th century. It is often described as a "secret society"
History_of_Sierra_Leone
Ceiling light fixture
the king of Mutapa, were depicted in a 17th-century description by Olfert Dapper. A variety of materials, such as wood, gesso, brass, bronze and lead
Chandelier
went on to publish another book about China. Together with the author Olfert Dapper, he published Gedenkwaerdig bedryf der Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Maetschappye
An Embassy from the East-India Company
An_Embassy_from_the_East-India_Company
1516–1918 period of Lebanese history
An engraving by Olfert Dapper from 1677 depicting Fakhr al-Din's capture of Mustafa Pasha, beylerbey of Damascus, at the Battle of Anjar in 1623. Fakhr
History of Lebanon under Ottoman rule
History_of_Lebanon_under_Ottoman_rule
Dutch painter
the execution of the illustrations of Central Africa that appear in Olfert Dapper's geographical book Description of Africa (1668 book). He had returned
Abraham_Willaerts
Moors of Algiers, by Jacob van Meurs in Description de l'Afrique by Olfert Dapper
History of the Regency of Algiers
History_of_the_Regency_of_Algiers
Calendar year
December 28 – Pietro Montanini, Italian painter (b. 1626) December 29 Olfert Dapper, Dutch physician and writer (b. 1636) George Kinnaird, 1st Lord Kinnaird
1689
American singer
Brown Orchestra) 1950-53 - With the Les Brown Orchestra 1950–1953 (Olfert Dappers, 1997) 1954 - With the Dave Pell Octet (Trend, 1954) 1956 - The Dave
Lucy_Ann_Polk
Topics referred to by the same term
Ramusio, published in Italian Description of Africa (1668 book) by Olfert Dapper, published in Dutch This disambiguation page lists articles associated
Description_of_Africa
Trading posts owned by the Dutch West India Company in the region of Senegal
when and how the Dutch replaced the Portuguese on Goree. According to Olfert Dapper, the island was gifted to the Dutch West India Company by the local
Senegambia (Dutch West India Company)
Senegambia_(Dutch_West_India_Company)
Woollen fabric of the Early Modern period
was exchanged for slaves at Ouidah in Benin and at Accra in Ghana. Olfert Dapper, a 17th-century writer, mentioned that men of the Guinea Coast wore
Perpetuana
Soup made from palm fruit
Soup Recipe - African Food Network". 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2026-02-10. Dapper, Olfert (1670). Africa: being an accurate description, ... 1670. Internet Archive
Palm_nut_soup
17th-century Dutch physician and botanist (1647–1700)
Schapera (ed.): The early Cape Hottentots. Described in the writings of Olfert Dapper (1668), Willem ten Rhyne (1686) and Johannes Gulielmus de Grevenbrock
Willem_ten_Rhijne
Designation for the Egyptian pyramids often used by early travelers
View of the Pyramids by Olfert Dapper (1670)
Joseph's_granaries
1619 ambush of Danes by natives
Portudal The king of Cayor negotiating with a European merchant, by Olfert Dapper in 1686 Date 19 March 1619 Location Portudal (present-day Saly, Senegal)
Ambush_at_Portudal
Dutch painter (1621–1674)
Isaac Commelin (formerly identified as a portrait of the historian Olfert Dapper (1669)), in the Städel collection in Frankfurt. Eeckhout occasionally
Gerbrand_van_den_Eeckhout
Merchant from the Netherlands
Genealogie Online". His account, given to Isaac Vossius was used by Olfert Dapper in 1668. Baesjou, René (2005). "Historiae Oculus Geographia". Journal
Samuel_Blommaert
Dutch statesman (1641–1717)
published. 46 people dedicated books to Witsen, including several by Olfert Dapper, one by the brother of Johan Nieuhof (including descriptions of Chinese
Nicolaes_Witsen
Ortelius. 1612. Translated from the Latin Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Olfert Dapper Diogo Cão Mwene Muji Antonio Pigafetta (2007). Theodore J. Cachey Jr
Filippo_Pigafetta
District in Fujian, People's Republic of China
Yanping in the 17th century, from Olfert Dapper: Gedenkwaerdig bedryf
Yanping,_Nanping
Seljuk ruler of Damascus in 1104
A general view of Damascus, drawn by Olfert Dapper in 1667
Irtash
Decade
December 28 – Pietro Montanini, Italian painter (b. 1626) December 29 Olfert Dapper, Dutch physician and writer (b. 1636) George Kinnaird, 1st Lord Kinnaird
1680s
Dutch governor of Mauritius
sailing intoxicated. He was eventually replaced by Hubert Hugo. In 1688 Olfert Dapper probably used Wreede's observations but did not mention his source.
Georg_Friedrich_Wreede
State on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa from 1518 to 1683
(1746). Nuovo dizionario scientifico e curioso sacro-profano. p. 241. Dapper, Olfert (1686). Naukeurige Beschrijvinge der Afrikaensche Gewesten. Amsterdam
Kingdom_of_Ndongo
17th century wars in South Africa
Camissa Museum". www.camissamuseum.co.za. Retrieved 31 August 2024. Dapper, Olfert (1668). Kaffrarie, of Lant der Kaffirs, anders Hottentots genaemt [Kaffraria
Khoikhoi–Dutch_Wars
OLFERT DAPPER
OLFERT DAPPER
Boy/Male
American, British, Christian, English, French, Teutonic
Renowned Seafarer; Seaman; Dark; Dark-haired; Black and Famous
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English personal name Holbert, which according to Reaney is probably a survival of an unrecorded Old English name Holdbeorht, composed of the Germanic elements hold ‘friendly’, ‘gracious’, or ‘loyal’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’.
Male
French
Norman French form of German Hilbert, ILBERT means "battle-bright."
Male
English
Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Osbeorht, OSBERT means "god-bright."
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : Variant of Culvert, a nickname from Old French culvert ‘base’, ‘treacherous’.English and French : variant of Calvert.English and French : Possibly also a variant of Colbert.
Boy/Male
German American Hungarian English Swedish Teutonic
Intelligent or noble.
Boy/Male
German
Wealthy
Boy/Male
English French Teutonic
Seaman.
Male
English
 Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Æthelbert, ALBERT means "bright nobility." Compare with other forms of Albert.
Male
French
 French name derived from Latin Albertus, ALBERT means "bright nobility." Compare with other forms of Albert.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Ofir, OFER means "gold" or "reducing to ashes."
Boy/Male
English American German Teutonic
noble.
Male
English
English variant spelling of French Albert, ELBERT means "bright nobility."
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from the French form of German Kolbert, a variant of Kölber, an occupational name for a "maker of wooden clubs" and later an "armor-maker," from Middle High German kolbe, COLBERT means "cudgel, club."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Allard.Perhaps a shortened form of Swedish Ellertsson (see Ellertson).
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Seaman; Renowned Mariner
Surname or Lastname
English, French, North German, Danish, Catalan, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, etc.
English, French, North German, Danish, Catalan, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, etc. : from the personal name Albert, composed of the Germanic elements adal ‘noble’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. The standard German form is Albrecht. This, in its various forms, was one of the most popular of all European male personal names in the Middle Ages. It was borne by various churchmen, notably St. Albert of Prague, a Bohemian prince who died a martyr in 997 attempting to convert the Prussians to Christianity; also St. Albert the Great (?1193–1280), an Aristotelian theologian and tutor of Thomas Aquinas. It was also the name of princes and military leaders, such as Albert the Bear (1100–70), Margrave of Brandenburg. In more recent times it has been adopted as a Jewish family name.A bearer of the surname Albert, from Saintonge, France, was documented in Quebec city in 1664.
Boy/Male
American, British, Chinese, Christian, Dutch, English, French, German, Teutonic
High-born; Brilliant; Shining; Bright; Famous; Bright Nobility
Boy/Male
English
Seaman.
Boy/Male
German
Wealthy.
OLFERT DAPPER
OLFERT DAPPER
Boy/Male
Tamil
Nothing
Girl/Female
Arabic
Mother of Sons
Boy/Male
Tamil
Auspicious, Lucky
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
The Forearm; Handle of an Axe
Boy/Male
Muslim
A jewel, One who prevents
Girl/Female
English American Greek
This name was invented by British writer Marie Corelli, who gave it to her heroine in her novel...
Boy/Male
English
French town.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Mahapurusha | மஹாபà¯à®°à¯à®·
Great being
Boy/Male
Tamil
Indradutt | இநà¯à®¤à¯à®°à®¤à¯à®¤à¯à®¤
Gift of Indra
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Nepali
Love of Lord
OLFERT DAPPER
OLFERT DAPPER
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OLFERT DAPPER
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Obvert
n.
One who offers a sacrifice.
v. t.
To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest; as, to offer an opinion. With the infinitive as an objective: To make an offer; to declare one's willingness; as, he offered to help me.
v. t.
To bring to or before; to hold out to; to present for acceptance or rejection; as, to offer a present, or a bribe; to offer one's self in marriage.
n.
One who plays golf.
a.
Watchful; alert.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Offer
v. t.
To turn toward.
a.
Skillful; clever; crafty.
a.
Quick; lively; alert.
v. t.
Attempt; endeavor; essay; as, he made an offer to catch the ball.
n.
One who offers; esp., one who offers something to God in worship.
imp. & p. p.
of Obvert
n.
One who offers congratulation.
imp. & p. p.
of Offer
v. t.
To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way; to threaten; as, to offer violence, attack, etc.
v. t.
To bid, as a price, reward, or wages; as, to offer a guinea for a ring; to offer a salary or reward.
a.
Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act of treason.
a.
Oldest; longest in duration.
n.
Offer; proposal; overture.