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Tiny, were they not?
In 1697 an expedition commanded by Willem de Vlamingh was travelling slowly up the coast and discovered the inscribed plate, lying on the ground beside the rotted post. Vlamingh replaced it with another with the same inscription and added a record of his own visit. Hartog’s plate is now in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
In 1697 an expedition commanded by Willem de Vlamingh was travelling slowly up the coast and discovered the inscribed plate, lying on the ground beside the rotted post. Vlamingh replaced it with another with the same inscription and added a record of his own visit. Hartog’s plate is now in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
For an idea of the type of vessel used by the Dutch explorers/traders of the era see http://www.duyfken.com
Reference: Australian Dictionary of Biography online
Reference: Australian Dictionary of Biography online