Original February 20, 1609 Antique French official HANDWRITTEN VELLUM 4 pages **** A situation in time What else happened when this document was written : - Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Company to find a passage to Asia - Daimyo of the Satsuma Domain in southern Kyushu, Japan, completes his successful invasion of the Ryukyu in Okinawa - Shakespeare's sonnets published - English mathematician Thomas Harriot is the first person to draw a map of the Moon. Track Page Views With Auctiva's Counter