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Western Australian Museum › Collections And Research › Research Areas › Maritime Archaeology › Batavia Cape Inscription › Cape Inscription

Cape Inscription

Dirk Hartog Island is of the greatest historical importance, being the site of the earliest recorded European landfall on the Western Australian coast.

  • Hartog & de Vlamingh
  • De Saint Aloüarn
  • Persévérant
  • Notch Point
  • Quoin Bluff
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‹ Beacon Island Burials Hartog & de Vlamingh ›
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Batavia and Cape Inscription

  • Batavia and Cape Inscription
    • Batavia's History
    • Cape Inscription
      • Hartog & de Vlamingh
      • De Saint Aloüarn
      • Persévérant
      • Notch Point
      • Quoin Bluff
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