Jacques Mahu

Jacob (Jacques) Mahu (died 23 September 1598) was a Dutch explorer and leader of an expedition of five ships to India.

The first expedition, which was organised by Pieter van der Hagen and Johan van der Veeken, consisted of a fleet of five ships and about 500 men.^[1]

The ships with their initial captains were:

• The Hoop, captained by Jacques Mahu
• The Liefde, captained by Simon de Cordes
• The Geloof, captained by Gerrit van Beuningen
• The Trouwe, captained by Van Boekhout
• The Blijde Boodschap, captained by Sebald de Weert

The expedition left from Rotterdam on 27 June 1598, but suffered from misfortune from the start. Many men died from sickness off the coast of Africa, amongst them Mahu himself. The leadership of the expedition was taken over by Simon de Cordes.

References

1. Sluiter, Engel (1933). The voyage of Jacques Mahu and Simon de Cordes into the Pacific Ocean, 1598-1600. Thesis/disseration.