There are some fascinating stories of exploration around the internet, from the Viking and the Polynesian voyages of exploration and settlements, the Chinese Admiral Zhen He's voyages of exploration, the Spanish and Portuguese first voyages and circumnavigation of the earth and on to Dutch and British traders finding new lands and new opportunities for trade. The list goes on, even to our days.
I'll start off this thread by a link to the early discovery of Australia: http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0600631h.html
No, not by Capt. Cook but by Dutch traders.
I'll start off this thread by a link to the early discovery of Australia: http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0600631h.html
No, not by Capt. Cook but by Dutch traders.
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