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The map depicts the major Dutch expeditions to Australia between 1641 and 1698 AD. The only non-Dutch expedition, which reached Australia during this time, was as far as I know an English one under William Dampier in 1688 AD. This is shown on another map. Since only Dutch expeditions are shown on this map, all of them are coloured orange. The areas probably unknown to the Europeans in 1698 or 1700 AD respectively are shaded. Their borders and the tracks are only approximate. The names are those of the leaders of the expeditions. As shown on the map, in 1642 AD, Abel Janszoon Tasman discovered today's Tasmania, which he then named "Anthoonij van Diemenslandt" (until 1859 in English "Van Diemens Land", German "Vandiemensland") after his employer and future father-in-law, Anthonie van Diemen, the general governour of the Dutch East Indies and took possession of it on behalf of either the Dutch state or the Dutch East India Company. It seems likely that other Dutch captains also declared their discoveries in Australia Dutch property, especially since at least some of them left (bronze?) plates there. However, as far as I know, there was never a permanent Dutch settlement in Australia and neither on Tasmania, and so these declarations remained without significance. However, the Dutch had also given the island continent its first european name, which was used into the 19th century: "Nieuw-Holland" (English: "New Holland", German: "Neu-Holland").

Source

Own work; background map taken from Microsoft Encarta Weltatlas 2001. The track lines are based on a little imprecise secondary literature.

Date

2006-05-21 AD

Author

Urion Argador (Urion Argador)

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