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Dutch explorer Dirk Hartog (1580-1621) made landfall on the Eendracht on 25 October 1616 at Shark Bay on Australia’s west coast, 850 kilometres (528 miles) north of Perth. He nailed a pewter dish at Cape Inscription to announce he and his crew had visited.
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Anonymous. (2022, January 22). Dirk Hartog's Plate. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15177/dirk-hartogs-plate/
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Anonymous. "Dirk Hartog's Plate." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 22, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15177/dirk-hartogs-plate/.
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Anonymous. "Dirk Hartog's Plate." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 22 Jan 2022. Web. 26 Jul 2024.
