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The map depicts the major Dutch and all other expeditions to Australia between 1681 and 1780 AD, that is, before the foundation of the first permanent European settlement on the island continent. Dutch expeditions are coloured orange, British red, and French ones blue. The areas probably unknown to the Europeans in 1780 AD are shaded. Their borders and the tracks are only approximate. The names given are those of the leaders of the expeditions. The broken vertical line at 135° longitude east of Greenwich in the middle of Australia marks the western border of the area which James Cook in 1770 AD declared property of the British Crown under the name of New South Wales (German: "Neusüdwales").
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Own work; background map taken from Microsoft Encarta Weltatlas 2001. The track lines are based on a little imprecise secondary literature.
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Date |
2006-05-21 AD
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Urion Argador (Urion Argador)
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