Cape Inscription, Dirk Hartog Island
Headland where Dirk Hartog left an inscribed pewter plate, the oldest known European artefact from Australia.
Dated events and their evidence
- 1616 CE mainstream
Dirk Hartog leaves his plate on 25 October 1616. source - 1697 CE mainstream
Willem de Vlamingh replaces the plate with his own. source
Where
25.4819° S, 112.9719° E
Sources
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