from Atlas maior. Amsterdam, Johannes Blaeu, 1662 Atlas. A detail from a map of the East Indies showing, outlined in pink, the first European discoveries along the Cape York Peninsula. Early in 1606, towards the northern tip of the peninsula, Willem Jansz made the first landing by Europeans in Australia.

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from Atlas maior. Amsterdam, Johannes Blaeu, 1662 Atlas. A detail from a map of the East Indies showing, outlined in pink, the first European discoveries along the Cape York Peninsula. Early in 1606, towards the northern tip of the peninsula, Willem Jansz made the first landing by Europeans in Australia.

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