Theory of the Portuguese discovery of Australia | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-30

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00:01:18 1 Historiography
00:01:27 1.1 Development of the theory in the 19th century
00:05:36 1.2 Kenneth McIntyre and development of the theory in the 20th century
00:07:52 2 Evidence and arguments
00:08:02 2.1 Interpretation of the Dieppe Maps
00:11:06 2.2 Cristóvão de Mendonça's role
00:12:56 2.3 Claims of Portuguese words in Aboriginal Australian languages
00:15:06 2.4 Other purported textual and cartographic evidence
00:16:15 2.4.1 iSpeculum Orbis Terrae/i
00:17:32 2.4.2 James Cook and Cooktown harbour
00:19:35 2.5 Purported evidence from relics
00:19:45 2.5.1 Mahogany Ship
00:20:54 2.5.2 The Geelong Keys
00:22:10 2.5.3 Cannon
00:23:43 2.5.4 Bittangabee Bay
00:25:37 3 Criticisms and alternative views of the Dieppe Maps
00:34:14 4 See also



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The theory of Portuguese discovery of Australia claims that early Portuguese navigators were the first Europeans to sight Australia between 1521 and 1524, well before the arrival of Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon in 1606 on board the Duyfken who is generally considered to be the first European discoverer. This is based on the following elements:
The Dieppe maps, a group of 16th-century French world maps, which depict a large landmass between Indonesia and Antarctica. Labelled as Java la Grande, this land mass carries French, Portuguese, and Gallicized Portuguese placenames, and has been interpreted by some as corresponding to Australia's northwestern and eastern coasts.
The presence of Portuguese colonies in Southeast Asia from the early 16th century, particularly Portuguese Timor – approximately 650 kilometres from the Australian coast – c. 1513–1516.
Various antiquities found on Australian coastlines, claimed to be relics of early Portuguese voyages to Australia, which are more commonly regarded as evidence of Makassan visit of Northern Australia.Precedence of Australia's discovery has also been claimed for China (Admiral Zheng), France, Spain, and even Phoenicia.