Dirk Hartog did so much find Australia as bump into it. He found part of the west coast of Australia, but was not impressed with what he found and moved on. He left a plate with an inscription dated 1616.
In 1616, Dutch sea-captain Dirk Hartog sailed too far whilst trying out Henderik Brouwer's recently discovered route from the Cape of Good Hope to Batavia, via the Roaring Forties. Reaching the western coast of Australia, he landed at Cape Inscription on 25 October 1616.
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Dirk Hartog is famous for Hartog bay.
Dirk Hartog was a Dutch Sailor and Explorer.
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Dirk Hartog (1580 - 1621) was a 17th century Dutch sailor and explorer.
Dirk Hartog landed on what is now known as Dirk Hartog Island, at Cape Inscription, Western Australia on 25 October 1616.
dirk hartog was a dutch explorer so therefore he was from dutchland he was an explorer and sailor.
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The reason that Dirk Hartog - although only 41- died has not been recorded, but it was in Amsterdam when he died.