Was Australia Charted Before 1606?: The Java La Grande Inscriptions
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Published: Mar 28, 2006
Language: eng
Number of pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780642276421
Description: Dutchman Willem Janszoon's arrival on the shores of Cape York in 1606 is widely regarded as the first reliably documented non-Aboriginal arrival on Australia's shores. This book examines the evidence that Portuguese, French, Chinese and others were earlier visitors.