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title: Willem Janszoon's Expedition 1605-1606
author: Lencer
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15175/willem-janszoons-expedition-1605-1606/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Willem Janszoon's Expedition 1605-1606
_Authored by Lencer_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15175.png)
## Image Caption
Map of the route of Willem Janszoon's (c. 1570-c. 1630) expedition 1605-1606. The Dutch explorer made landfall at Pennefather River, near modern-day Weipa on the west coast of the Cape York peninsula (northern Queensland, Australia) on 26 February 1606.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Lencer. (2022, January 22). Willem Janszoon's Expedition 1605-1606. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Lencer. "Willem Janszoon's Expedition 1605-1606." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 22, 2022. .
### MLA
Lencer. "Willem Janszoon's Expedition 1605-1606." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Jan 2022, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Karte_Expedition_Willem_Jansz_1605-1606.png) by [**Lencer**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Karte_Expedition_Willem_Jansz_1605-1606.png). Submitted by [Kim Martins](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/kim.martins/ "User Page: Kim Martins"), published on 22 January 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.