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The Zuytdorp's wreck site (red oval) at the base of the cliffs.
Credit: Western Australian Museum
Credit: Western Australian Museum
A manuscript VOC chart of the Indian Ocean dating to 1743. The western coast of Australia is depicted on the bottom right.
Credit: NA 4.VELH-150
Credit: NA 4.VELH-150

1 posted on 12/20/2024 10:29:27 AM PST by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv

Sometimes the Dutch have a real nasty side to them....https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batavia_(1628_ship)


6 posted on 12/20/2024 11:13:12 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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