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Isaac Massa, Dutch diplomat (died 1643)

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Isaac Massa

Dutch grain trader, traveller and diplomat

Isaac Abrahamszoon Massa was a Dutch grain trader, traveller and envoy to Russia. He wrote memoirs related to the Time of Troubles and created some of the earliest maps of Eastern Europe and Siberia. Due to Massa's experience in and knowledge of Russia, he was valued by the…
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