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Information plaque on Bronze statue Jan Janse de Weltevree, De Rijp, Netherlands #136447268
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Pictured is an information plaque on a bronze statue by sculptress Elly Baltus in 1988 of Jan Janse de Weltevree, a Dutch sailor and probably the first Dutchman to sail to Korea. His ship was stranded and he never left Korea, becoming an important government official and marrying a Korean Woman. His Korean name is Pak Yon and a replica of the statue is in Seoul Grand Park in Seoul, South Korea.