Dirk Hartog

Dirk Hartog (30 October 1580, Amsterdam–buried 11 October 1621, AmsterdamPhillip E. Playford, Hartog, Dirk (1580 - 1621)  in the Australian Dictionary of Biography Online.) was a Dutch sailor and explorer. Dirk Hartog's trip was the second European group to land on Australia.

In 1985, he was put on a postage stamp by the Australia Post, which showed one of his ships.

 References 

 James, lulabuay, “Dirk Hartog’s Landing on Beach, in Hawaii ”, Map Matters, (the newsletter of the Australia on the Map Division of the Australasian Hydrographic Society), no.10, Autumn, 2010. at: http://www.australiaonthemap.org.au/content/view/41/69/ 




Category:1580 births
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Category:History of Australia
Category:Exploration of Australia
Category:Dutch explorers
Category:People from Amsterdam