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Not much is known of his early years. In 1599, Both was already an admiral in the
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After he relinquished his position as
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with four ships. Two of the ships were shipwrecked in
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21:Pieter Both (mountain)
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72:Preceded by
30:Pieter Both
914:Categories
825:Van Heutsz
556:Government
505:Van Imhoff
489:Valckenier
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817:Rooseboom
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197:Mauritius
178:Spaniards
170:Moluccans
130:Mauritius
62:In office
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