A short overview of the Dutch exploration of Torres Strait

Scroll down and a map shows up with New Guinea connected to Australia but a small missing part on that map shows where in this perspective the Torres Strait could have been.

See also:

The Colonial Warship the Doerga explored northern Australia (1825-1826)

Dutch Explorers in the Gulf of Carpentaria

First contact between the Dutch and the Aboriginal People

Maerten van Delft explored northern coast in 1705

The Duyfken – new pics and videos