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Bible Encyclopedias
Heijn
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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famous Dutch admiral, born at Delftshaven; from being a cabin-boy rose to be commander of the Dutch fleet; off the east coast of S. America he twice defeated the Spanish fleet, securing an immense booty, and in 1628 captured a flotilla of Spanish galleons with silver and jewels equal to 16,000,000 Dutch guilders; fell in an action off Dunkirk (1577-1629).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Heijn'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/h/heijn.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.