Early European Exploration Of Australian

Early European Exploration of Australian 1) First sightings of Australia by Europeans 1606: Dutch- Captain Willem Jansz 1623: Dutch- Jan Carstensz 1642: Batavia (Jakarta) - Abel Tasman 1688: English- William Dampier 1756: French- Louis-Antoine de Bougainville 1768: British- Captain James Cook 1772: French- Captain Dufresne 1772: French- Louis Francois de St Allouarn 1772-75: British- Captain James Cook 2) Dutch Explorers of the 17th Century a) The Dutch East Company is b) Dirk Hartog found Australia by accident in 1616. He discovered the coast area of West Australia and islands north of Australia. Abel Tasman was sent to find the undiscovered continent in 1642 and he was the one who discovered Tasmania which he named Van Diemen's Land. He also found New Zealand. 3) William Dampier was an English exl

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