1606: An Epic Adventure1606 marked the first European sighting of Australia, when the Dutch ship Duyfken landed on Cape York. This gripping book tells the stories of the seafaring explorers, shipwrecks and mutinies that followed, including the voyages of Torres and La Perouse, Dampier and D'Entrecasteaux. These are tales of adventure, discovery and navigational triumph in the face of hardship, starvation and fear at the far end of the world. |
Contents
The Brouwer Route | 33 |
Wreck and Rescue Revisited | 97 |
The Miserable South Land | 131 |
The Race for Botany Bay | 185 |
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Abel Janszoon Tasman aboard Aboriginal anchor ashore Australian coast Banks Bass Batavia Baudin boat Brouwer Route Cape Leeuwin Cape York Captain chart Coen colony command continued Cook Cook's course crew Dampier degrees south Despite Diemen's Land Dirk Hartog Island discovered Discovery of Australia Dutch Duyfken east coast encountered Endeavour Strait England English European expedition exploration fathoms Flinders French governor Guinea Holland Hope Houtman Abrolhos Indies islands Java journal kilometres King Leeuwin longitude mainland maritime metres mijlen minutes south named navigation North West Cape north-west Nuyts Ocean Pacific passage Pelsaert Pennefather River Pérouse pinnace Portuguese reached reefs River Roebuck seen sent set sail Shark Bay ship's shoals shore sight skipper South Land South Sea South Wales southern Spanish storm Sydney Terra Australis tide took Torres Strait trade Trial Rocks Van Diemen's Land vessels voyage weather Willem William Dampier wind wreck wrote yacht Zeehaen