1835. [See
Appendix.]
CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY.
1503--De Gonneville visited the South Seas, and is claimed by the French
to have touched on Australia.
1520--Magalhaens, the first circumnavigator, claims to have discovered
Australia. (Doubtful.)
1540--The Portuguese claims to early discovery of Australia are doubtful.
1542--Guillaume le Testu. Claims based on a map now in the Depot de la
Guerre, at Paris, indicating Australia.
1601--Manoel Godinho de Eredia, a Spaniard. (Claim doubtful.)
1606--The DUYFHEN entered the Gulf of Carpentaria as far as Cape
Keer-Weer (Turn Again).
1606--Luis Vaez de Torres, with Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, discovered
Torres Straits.
1616--Dirk Hartog, in the ENDRACHT, visited the west coast.
1618--Zeachern, in the MAURITIUS, discovered Arnheim's Land.
1619--John Van Edels on the west coast.
1622--The Landt van de Leeuwin, south-west cape of Australia, named after
the ship LEEUWIN.
1623--Jan Carstens, with the yachts PERA and ARNHEIM; on the south-west
coast.
1627--Pieter Nuyts, in the GULDE ZEEPARD; western and southern coasts.
1628--Willem de Witt, the VIANEN; north-west coast named after him.
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