2. Origin and History of the Name
Australia comes from the Latin word Australis, which
means “of the south” or “southern”.
3. Origin and History of the Name
Legends of an “unknown land of the south” (terra
australias incognita) were common as far back as the
Roman times.
4. Origin and History of the Name
References to Australia
were common in
medieval geography.
There was no evidence at
the time of Australia.
The Dutch East India
official called the newly
discovered land (1638)
Australische.
5. Origin and History of the Name
The first word “Australia”
in English was 1693.
6. European Exploration
Many Europeans claimed to be the first to discover
Australia.
French navigator Binot Paulimer de Gonneville in 1504
(actually landed in Brazil)
Spanish expedition commanded by Pedro Fernandez de
Quiros and piloted by Luis vaez de Torres in 1605
(actually landed in New Vanuatu).
None can be confirmed.
7. The Dutch
The first undisputed
European sighting
occurred in 1606 by the
Dutch.
The Dutch vessel
Duyfken captained by
Willem
Janszoon, explored the
coast of the Gulf of
Carpentaria.
8. The Dutch
The Dutch made one
landing, were promptly
attacked by the
Aborigines, and
abandoned further
exploration.
9. The Dutch
The Dutch charted all of the
western land and northern
coastlines of “New Holland”.
On November 24, 1642, Abel
Tasman discovered Tasmania
which he named Van
Diemen’s Land.
Van Diemen was the head of
the Dutch East India
Company, Tasman’s
employer.
Tasman claimed Van
Diemen’s Land for the
Netherlands.
10. The British
The first Englishman to see
Australia was William
Dampier, a former pirate.
He made two voyages
around Australia (in 1688
and 1699) before returning
to England.
He was the first European
to report to Australia’s
unusual, large, hopping
animals.
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12. The British
In 1770, Captain James Cook sailed along and mapped
the east coast of Australia. He named it New South
Wales and claimed it for Britain.
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