|
The original Duyfken or 'Little Dove, was a small Dutch ship built in the Netherlands. She was a fast, lightly-armed ship probably intended for small valuable cargoes or privateering. In 1606, during a voyage of discovery, captained by Willem Janszoon, she encountered the Australian mainland and Janszoon is thus credited with the first authenticated European discovery of Australia.
|
Australia
view full-size
image -- 640 x 896)