ck ▁family ▁in ▁town ), ▁who ▁was ▁bapt ized ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 6 0 2 , ▁in ▁Amsterdam . ▁ ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Le iden ▁before ▁en list ing ▁as ▁navig ator ▁and ▁cart ograph er ▁on ▁the ▁ship ▁De ▁Amsterdam ▁during ▁the ▁three - year ▁circ umn avigation ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁from ▁ 1 6 2 3 ▁to ▁ 1 6 2 6 ▁by ▁the ▁N ass au ▁fleet ▁( N ass ause ▁v lo ot ) ▁led ▁by ▁Admir al ▁Jacques ▁l ' H erm ite ▁and ▁Vice ▁Admir al ▁G he en ▁Hu yg ens z ▁Sch ap en ham . ▁It ▁is ▁thought ▁that ▁the ▁account ▁of ▁this ▁voyage ▁published ▁by ▁H essel ▁Ger rit sz ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁expedition ' s ▁return ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 6 ▁was ▁written ▁and ▁drawn ▁by ▁Van ▁Wal be e ck . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 2 7 , ▁Van ▁Wal be e ck ▁continued ▁his ▁mathematics ▁and ▁physics ▁study ▁in ▁Le iden , ▁but ▁interrupted ▁it ▁again ▁to ▁join ▁Laur ens ▁Re ael ' s ▁diplom atic ▁mission ▁to ▁Den mark ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁Upon ▁his ▁return , ▁he ▁en list ed ▁in ▁a ▁fleet ▁that ▁sa iled ▁to ▁the ▁Dutch ▁East ▁Ind ies . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 2 9 , ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁he ▁changed ▁employ ment ▁from ▁the ▁Dutch ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁to ▁the ▁Dutch ▁West ▁India ▁Company ▁( W IC