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'''Frederick Getkant''' '''Fryderyk Getkant''' ({{lang-de|Friedrich Getkant}}, ]: ''Fridericus Getkant'') (]-]), was a military engineer, artillery lieutenant and ] of Germany, (born in ], ]). '''Fryderyk Getkant''' ({{lang-de|Friedrich Getkant}}, ]: ''Fridericus Getkant'') (]-]), was a military engineer, artillery lieutenant and ] of German origin (born in ], ]).


From 1620s he worked in ], on the problems of defence, especially those related to King ] short-time maritime interests (]) . From 1620s he worked in the ], on the problems of national defence, especially those related to King ] maritime interests (]) .


He was one of the engineers working on fortifications in Großendorf (now ]) and ] at Hela where Pomerania and West Prussia meet, (now ]) together with ]. He was one of the engineers working on fortifications in ] and ] at ] together with ].


Author of many plans, maps and atlases (especially of the lands near the ]), among them, what is now considered as the 'first Polish' sea map and atlas ''Topographia practica conscripta et recognita per Fridericum Getkant, mechanicum'' (1638). ] of his work covering mechanical and engineering aspects of his work was lost during the ] fire in 1662. Author of many plans, maps and atlases (especially of the lands near the ]), among them the first Polish sea map and atlas ''Topographia practica conscripta et recognita per Fridericum Getkant, mechanicum'' (1638). ] of his work covering mechanical and engineering aspects of his work was lost during the ] fire in 1662.

The small harbor and town were destroyed after about a dozen years. The town disappeared and in the 18th century there were only 15 people.


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Fryderyk Getkant (Template:Lang-de, Latin: Fridericus Getkant) (1600-1666), was a military engineer, artillery lieutenant and cartographer of German origin (born in Rhineland, Holy Roman Empire).

From 1620s he worked in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, on the problems of national defence, especially those related to King Władysław IV Vasa maritime interests (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy) .

He was one of the engineers working on fortifications in Władysławowo and Kazimierzowo at Hel Peninsula together with Jan Pleitner.

Author of many plans, maps and atlases (especially of the lands near the Baltic Sea), among them the first Polish sea map and atlas Topographia practica conscripta et recognita per Fridericum Getkant, mechanicum (1638). Manuscript of his work covering mechanical and engineering aspects of his work was lost during the Lwów fire in 1662.

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