Dampier, the Dutch and the Great South Land: The Story of How Dutch Sailors Found Australia and an English Pirate Almost Beat Captain Cook by Rob Mundle

Dampier, the Dutch and the Great South Land: The Story of How Dutch Sailors Found Australia and an English Pirate Almost Beat Captain Cook by Rob Mundle

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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9780733338663
Author: Rob Mundle
Edition: 1st Edition 2nd Printing
Publisher: ABC Books
Place: Sydney NSW
Year: 2017
Format: Paperback
Pages: 304 pages
Period: 17th and 18th Century

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor edgewear.

The extraordinary story of how Dutch sailors found Australia and an English pirate almost beat Captain Cook.

Rob Mundle takes you aboard the tiny ship, Duyfken, in 1606 when Dutch navigator and explorer, Willem Janszoon, and his 20-man crew became the first Europeans to discover Australia – on the coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria.

In the decades that followed, more Dutch mariners, like Hartog, Tasman, and Janszoon (for a second time), discovered and mapped the majority of the coast of what would become Australia.

Yet, incredibly, the Dutch made no effort to lay claim to it, or establish any settlements. This process began with British explorer and former pirate William Dampier on the west coast in 1688, and by the time Captain Cook arrived in 1770, all that was to be done was chart the east coast and claim what the Dutch had discovered. (back cover)

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