Lucas Debes
Danish priest and topographer
English: Lucas Debes (1623-1675) from Stubbekøbing, Denmark was a Danish priest and rebel in the Faroe Islands. He wrote the first book about the Faroes, which was printed (and translated into English and German) and draw the first detailed map of the islands.
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"FÆROARUM - Prima & accurata delineatio". Faroe map by Lucas Debes 1673. -
Stamp Ø 001 of 1975 - 5 oyru: First stamp with the caption "Føroyar". -
Ø 003 - 50 oyru. -
Ø 007 - 90 oyru. -
Stamp FR 063 of 1981: His book Færoæ et Færoa Reserata : Det er Færøernis oc Færøeske Indbyggeris Beskrifvelse.. Copenhagen 1673; London 1676; Leipzig 1757; 2nd edition in Danish: Tórshavn 1963.
