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Abraham Blauvelt

Dutch privateer and explorer

b. 1610 CE – d. 1663 CE World The Far West

Abraham Blauvelt (died 1663?)

is a Dutch privateer and explorer mapping much of Central America in the 1630s, after whom both the Bluefield River and the neighboring town of Bluefields, Nicaragua are named.

Moran, J. (2017). Abraham Blauvelt. History Atlas. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/abraham-blauvelt/

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