The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 Part 54

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"Zeehaan" (The)-- Under command of Captain Gerrit Jansen, accompanied by Abel Janz Tasman in the HEEMSKIRK. Discovered Van Dieman's Land, and took possession of New Holland. 1642.

"Zeemeuw," "Limmen," and "De Brak"-- Under Abel Janz Tasman. 1644.

"Zeewyck" (The)-- Lost on Houtman's Abrolhos. In 1839 Captain Stokes found a gun and other relics of this vessel on one of the islands. 1727.

Zouch, Lieutenant (N.S.W. Mounted Police)-- Sent in command of party to arrest the natives who murdered Richard Cunningham, the botanist to Sir Thomas Mitch.e.l.l's expedition. 1835. [See Appendix.]

CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY.

1503--De Gonneville visited the South Seas, and is claimed by the French to have touched on Australia.

1520--Magalhaens, the first circ.u.mnavigator, claims to have discovered Australia. (Doubtful.)

1540--The Portuguese claims to early discovery of Australia are doubtful.

1542--Guillaume le Testu. Claims based on a map now in the Depot de la Guerre, at Paris, indicating Australia.

1601--Manoel G.o.dinho de Eredia, a Spaniard. (Claim doubtful.)

1606--The DUYFHEN entered the Gulf of Carpentaria as far as Cape Keer-Weer (Turn Again).

1606--Luis Vaez de Torres, with Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, discovered Torres Straits.

1616--Dirk Hartog, in the ENDRACHT, visited the west coast.

1618--Zeachern, in the MAURITIUS, discovered Arnheim's Land.

1619--John Van Edels on the west coast.

1622--The Landt van de Leeuwin, south-west cape of Australia, named after the s.h.i.+p LEEUWIN.

1623--Jan Carstens, with the yachts PERA and ARNHEIM; on the south-west coast.

1627--Pieter Nuyts, in the GULDE ZEEPARD; western and southern coasts.

1628--Willem de Witt, the VIANEN; north-west coast named after him.

1628--Pieter Carpenter discovered the Gulf of Carpentaria.

1629--Francis Pelsart, in the BATAVIA; lost on Houtman's Albrolhos.

1636--Gerrit Tomaz Pool, with the KLYN, AMSTERDAM, and WEZEL; coast of Arnheim's Land.

1642--Abel Janz Tasman and Gerrit Jansen, with the HEEMSKIRK and ZEEHAAN; discovered Van Dieman's Land, and took possession of New Holland.

1644--Abel Janz Tasman, with the LIMMEN, ZEEMEUW, and DE BRAK west coasts of Carpentaria.

1656--The VERGULDE DRAECK lost on Houtman's Albrohos.

1688--William Dampier, in the BACHELOR'S DELIGHT and CYGNET, with crews of buccaneers.

1695--William de Vlaming, with the GEELVINK, NYPTANGH, and WEZELTJE, named the Swan River.

1699--William Dampier, in the ROEBUCK; north-west coast of New Holland.

1705--Martin Van Delft, with the VOSSENBACH, WAYER, and NOVA HOLLANDIA; on the west coast. This was the last voyage of discovery by the Dutch.

1721--Commodore Roggewein started for New Holland; discovered the "Thousand Islands."

1727--The ZEEWYCK lost off Houtman's Abrolhos. In 1839, Captain Stokes found a gun and other relics of this visit on an island.

1768--De Bougainville discovered the Louisade Archipelago.

1770--Captain James Cook, in the ENDEAVOUR; landed at Botany Bay; explored the east coast, and took possession under the name of New South Wales.

1772--Captain Marion du Fresne and Captain Crozet, from Nance, in the MASCARIN and CASTRES to Tasmania. The first visitors after Tasman. From thence they sailed to New Zealand, where they were murdered by the Maories.

1772--Captain Tobias Furneaux, with the ADVENTURE; accompanied Captain Cook on his second voyage in search of Australia. Separated from the ENDEAVOUR, and afterwards, when he met Cook, gave as his opinion that Tasmania and New South Wales were joined, with a deep bay intervening.

This opinion Cook thought sufficient to prevent the necessity of a further examination by himself.

1777--De St. Alouarn anch.o.r.ed near Cape Leeuwin.

1788--Father le Receveur, naturalist; died at Botany Bay, while with La Perouse in the ASTROLABE.

1788--Lieutenant Shortland, with three s.h.i.+ps from Sydney to England pa.s.sed through Bougainville's Strait, north-west coast.

1788--Governor Phillip arrived in Botany Bay with the first fleet.

1788--Jean Francois Galup de la Perouse at Botany Bay.

1789--Hawkesbury discovered.

1789--Tench discovered the Nepean.

1790--Messrs. Tench, Dawes, and Morgan explore south and west of Rose Hill.

1791--Captain George Vancouver, in the DISCOVERY and CHATHAM, explored the south-west coast, and discovered King George's Sound.

1791--Captain William Bligh pa.s.sed Cape York in the BOUNTY'S launch.

1791--Captain Edward Edwards, in search of the mutineers of the BOUNTY, wrecked on a reef.

1791--Captain John M'Cluer sailed along Arnheim's Land to Cape Van Dieman.

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