Sir Robert Dudley (1574 – 1649). English explorer and cartographer.
In 1594 he led an expedition to the West Indies, of which he wrote an
account. The illegitimate son of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester,
he inherited the bulk of the Earl's estate in accordance with his
father's will. In 1603–1605 he tried unsuccessfully to establish his
legitimacy in court. After that he left England forever, finding a new
existence in the service of the grand dukes of Tuscany. The
re,
he worked as an engineer and shipbuilder, and designed and published
Dell'Arcano del Mare (1645-1646), the first maritime atlas to cover the
whole world. He was also a skilled navigator and mathematician. In
Italy, he styled himself "Earl of Warwick and Leicester", as well as
"Duke of Northumberland", a title recognized by Emperor Ferdinand II.
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