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Sent forth a dove : Discovery of the Duyfken / James Henderson

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Nedlands : University of Western Australia Press, 1999Description: X IV, 218 pages : illustrations, maps; 23cmISBN:
  • 1-876268-24-7
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • GvS 994.01 HEN
Summary: Duyfken was a small ship built in the Dutch Republic. She was a fast, lightly armed ship probably intended for shallow water, small valuable cargoes, bringing messages, sending provisions, or privateering. In 1606, during a voyage of discovery from Bantam, Java, captaidut by Willem Janszoon, she encountered the Australian mainland. Janszoon is credited with the first authenticated European discovery of Australia. In 1608, the ship was damaged beyond repair. This book gives the historical background, as well as the story of the replica building of the Duyfken in Australia.
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Duyfken was a small ship built in the Dutch Republic. She was a fast, lightly armed ship probably intended for shallow water, small valuable cargoes, bringing messages, sending provisions, or privateering. In 1606, during a voyage of discovery from Bantam, Java, captaidut by Willem Janszoon, she encountered the Australian mainland. Janszoon is credited with the first authenticated European discovery of Australia. In 1608, the ship was damaged beyond repair. This book gives the historical background, as well as the story of the replica building of the Duyfken in Australia.

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