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| History | |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | |
| Name | Gulden Zeepaert |
| Owner | Dutch East India Company |
| Launched | Before 1626 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
The Gulden Zeepaert ("Golden Seahorse") was a ship belonging to the Dutch East India Company. It sailed along the south coast of Australia from Cape Leeuwin in Western Australia to the Nuyts Archipelago in South Australia early in 1627.[1][2][3][4]
The captain was François Thijssen.[5]
- ^ Chris Halls, The voyage of the Golden Zeepaard. (South Australia, 1971).
- ^ Proceedings of the Royal Geographic Society of Australasia, SA Branch, vol. 72 (1971), p. 19-32.
- ^ Data on trips of the VOC ships Gulden Zeepaard and Valk.
- ^ Michael Pearson Great Southern Land. The maritime explorations of Terra Australis (2005) (published by the Australian government department of the environment and heritage)
- ^ Rees D. Barrett, Significant People in Australia's History, Issue 2 (Macmillan Education AU, 2009)