Willem Janszoon
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Willem Janszoon was a Dutch navigator and colonial governor. He served in the Dutch East Indies in the periods 1603–1611 and 1612–1616, including as governor of Fort Henricus on the island of Solor. D
19th-century artist impression of the ship Duyfken in the Gulf of Carpentaria
Duyfken
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Duyfken, also in the form Duifje or spelled Duifken or Duijfken, was a small ship built in the Dutch Republic. She was a fast, lightly armed ship probably intended for shallow water, small valuable ca
Willem Janszoon
…in the fleet of Joris van Spilbergen. Janszoon sailed from the Netherlands for the East Indies for the third time on 18 December 1603, as captain of Duyfken (or Duijfken, meaning 'little dove'), one of twelve ships of the great fleet of Steven van der Hagen. When the other ships left Java, Janszoon was sent…
The 1999 replica of Duyfken in 2006
The 1999 replica of Duyfken under sail around 2006
Decorated stern of Duyfken replica in Cooktown harbour in 2009