Pieter de Carpenter References Pieter de Carpenter Dutch explorer Ask Anything Homework Help Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: Gulf of CarpentariaThe gulf was named for Pieter de Carpentier, governor-general (1623–27) of the Dutch East Indies. Read MoreThe gulf was named for Pieter de Carpentier, governor-general (1623–27) of the Dutch East Indies. Read More