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JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY
Ancient ideas of a southern land
Ancient ideas of a southern land
Medieval maps show Terra Australia
Dieppe maps show the unknown south
Dutch explorers chart Australia's coastline
Captain James Cook maps Australia's east coast
ANCIENT WRITERS
ANCIENT WRITERS
Discover how ancient writers imagined a Great Southern Land
Discover how ancient writers imagined a Great Southern Land
DUTCH EXPLORERS
DUTCH EXPLORERS
How Willem Janszoon, Dirk Hartog and Abel Tasman explored Australia’s coastline
JAMES COOK
JAMES COOK
How James Cook mapped Australia’s east coast and claimed NSW for Great Britain.
MACASSANS
How Macassan traders visited northern Australia for centuries, leaving a legacy.
Macassan traders visited northern Australia
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