Willem de Vlamingh
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Willem de Vlamingh was a Dutch explorer who, in 1696, landed on Dirk Hartog Island off the coast of Western Australia. He discovered a pewter plate left by the earlier Dutch explorer Dirck Hartog in 1616. De Vlamingh replaced Hartog's plate with his own inscribed dish and sent the original to Amsterdam. His voyages contributed to the Dutch charting of Australia's western coast, though the Dutch East India Company ultimately showed little interest in colonizing the region.123
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Dirck Hartog…in 1696 another Dutch explorer, Willem de Vlamingh, landed on Dirk Hartog Island, found Hartog’s plate, replaced it with a newly inscribed dish, and sent the original to Amsterdam, where it can now be seen in the Rijksmuseum. Hartog continued northward, charting the coast as far as North West Cape…
Read More…in 1696 another Dutch explorer, Willem de Vlamingh, landed on Dirk Hartog Island, found Hartog’s plate, replaced it with a newly inscribed dish, and sent the original to Amsterdam, where it can now be seen in the Rijksmuseum. Hartog continued northward, charting the coast as far as North West Cape…
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flag of Western AustraliaThe Dutch explorer Willem de Vlamingh noted black swans living in the estuary of the Swan River in January 1697, and the first English settlement in the area, established in June 1829, was referred to as the Swan River Colony. Its bank notes, issued in the early 1830s,…
Read MoreThe Dutch explorer Willem de Vlamingh noted black swans living in the estuary of the Swan River in January 1697, and the first English settlement in the area, established in June 1829, was referred to as the Swan River Colony. Its bank notes, issued in the early 1830s,…
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