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A short overview of the Dutch exploration of Torres Strait

Published by DACC on March 24, 2023March 24, 2023

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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.

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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

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