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Arnoldus Montanus (c.

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1625–1683) was a Dutch teacher and author who published books on theology, history, and geography of both the Netherlands and faraway countries.

Montanus, a Latinized form of van den Berg or van Bergen, was born in Amsterdam and studied theology at Leiden University.

He became a minister in Schellingwoude in 1653 and in Schoonhoven, where he also became headmaster of the Latin School, in 1667. He died in Schoonhoven.

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His most famous book is De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld.

Principal works

• 1669 Gedenkwaerdige Gesantschappen der Oost-Indische Maetschappy in't Vereenigde Nederland, aen de Kaisaren van Japan.

  Getrokken uit de Geschriften en Reiseaentekeninge der zelver Gesanten, Amsterdam, Jacob Meurs. (1670 English translation, Atlas Japannensis, Being Remarkable Addresses By Way of Embassy from the East India Company of the United Provinces, to the Emperor of Japan, Thomas Johnson, publisher; 1673 French t