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Willem Hesselsz de
Vlamingh (baptized 28
November 1640 –
after 7
August 1702) was a
Dutch sea
captain who
explored the
central west
coast of New Holland...
- of
Western Australia Vlamingh,
Willem de (1976). Schilder, Günter G. (ed.). De
ontdekkingsreis van
Willem Hesselsz De
Vlamingh in de
jaren 1696–1697...
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separation from the mainland. The
island was
first do****ented by
Willem de
Vlamingh in 1696, who
called it 't
Eylandt 't
Rottenest ("Rats' Nest Island") after...
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Vlamingh mistook them for
giant rats, and
renamed the
Wadjemup island 't
Eylandt 't Rottenest,
which means "the rat nest island" in Dutch.
Vlamingh had...
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After Vlamingh's expedition,
other Europeans conducted further voyages of
exploration in the
period between 1697 and 1829. However, as with
Vlamingh's ****essments...
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Vlamingh Head
Lighthouse is a
lighthouse which is
situated 17
kilometres (11 mi) to the
north of the
settlement of Exmouth,
Western Australia, overlooking...
- the area
partly due to the
dangerous reefs. The
Dutch captain Willem de
Vlamingh was the next
European in the area.
Commanding three ships, Geelvinck, Nijptangh...
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least nonexistent. However, in 1697,
Dutch explorers led by
Willem de
Vlamingh became the
first Europeans to see
black swans, in
Western Australia. The...
- Swaene-Revier by
Dutch explorer,
Willem de
Vlamingh in 1697,
after the
famous black swans of the area.
Vlamingh sailed with a
small party up the
river to...
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metaphor for that
which could not exist. The
Dutch explorer Willem de
Vlamingh made the
first European record of
sighting a
black swan in 1697, when he...
