| Willem DeVlamingh was the Dutch commander of an expedition sent in 1669 to chart the south-west coast of New Holland to aid navigation on the Indian Ocean route from African Cape. |
There were three ships under his command, the Geelvink, Nyptangh and the Wezeltje.
DeVlamingh reported that he had found a "wild and barren country" and declared that "nothing of importance has been discovered on this exploratory voyage".
It was on this trip he discovered and named the Swann river.
He was the first European to see Australia's black swans, 3 of which he caught and took to Batavia.
Whilst on this trip he recovered Dirk HARTOG's plate now housed in the Amsterdam Museum.
The Map Of New Holland -early 18th century
from A Short History of Australia by Ernest Scott
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