Voyage of discovery resulting in the first recorded European landfall on the Australian continent. It took place on 24 November 1605. The setting was Gulf of Carpentaria and Arafura Sea. It was part of European maritime exploration of Australia. Those involved included Willem Janszoon.
Before and after
- 1605Publication of Don Quixote
- 27 September 1605Battle of Kircholm
- 15 October 1605Death of Akbar
- 5 November 1605Gunpowder Plot
- 24 November 1605Janszoon voyage of 1606
- 6 June 1606Birth of Pierre Corneille
- 15 July 1606Birth of Rembrandt
- 25 April 1607Battle of Gibraltar
- May 1607Jamestown
More in Exploration & discovery
- 20 May 1506Death of Christopher Columbus
- 25 April 1507The name 'America' appears on a map
- 1513Balboa sights the Pacific
- from 10 August 1519 to 8 September 1522Magellan-Elcano expedition
- 27 April 1521Death of Ferdinand Magellan
- 27 October 1728Birth of James Cook
The era
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