The Sir Edward Pellew Group of Islands is situated in the south-west corner of the Gulf of Carpentaria, off the coast of the Northern Territory, Australia.
William Westall, of Sir Edward Pellew Group, Gulph of Carpentaria, 1802 (painted in 1811), Ministry of Defence Art Collection
Rock formations on a small island within the group
Abel Tasman
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Abel Janszoon Tasman was a Dutch seafarer and explorer, best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in the service of the Dutch East India Company. He was the first European to reach New Zealand, whic
Sir Edward Pellew Group of Islands
…of some "foreign" people having visited beforehand. Flinders speculated that these visitors were Chinese. The islands were also sighted in 1644 by Abel Tasman who thought they were part of the mainland and called them "Cape Vanderlin". The group includes Vanderlin Island, North Island, West Island, Centre…
Drawing depicting Tasman, c. 17th century
Coastal drawings of Tasmania, Huijdecoper journal of Abel Tasman, Hessel Gerritsz, 1642
Coastal cliffs of Tasman Peninsula
Chart, NE coast of the South Island, New Zealand, Huijdecoper journal of Abel Tasman, Hessel Gerritsz, 1643