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
Solor
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Solor is a volcanic island located off the eastern tip of Flores island in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia, in the Solor Archipelago. The island supports a small population that has been whaling
Willem Janszoon
…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. During his voyage of 1605–1606, Janszoon and his crew became the first Europeans known to have seen and land on the coast of Australia. His name is…
Portuguese Fortress of Solor
Ruins of a fort in Solor in the 1930s
Solor warriors, 1915.