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Early Voyages to Terra Australis, Now Called Australia:: A Collection of Documents, and Extracts from Early Manuscript Maps, Illustrative of the History of Discovery on the Coasts of That Vast Island, from the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to the Time of Captain Cook.Major, Richard Henry

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Early Voyages to Terra Australis, Now Called Australia:: A Collection of Documents, and Extracts from Early Manuscript Maps, Illustrative of the History of Discovery on the Coasts of That Vast Island, from the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to the Time of Captain Cook.

Name: Early Voyages to Terra Australis, Now Called Australia:: A Collection of Documents, and Extracts from Early Manuscript Maps, Illustrative of the History of Discovery on the Coasts of That Vast Island, from the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to the Time of Captain Cook.
Author: Major, Richard Henry

Major, Richard Henry

Australia -- Discovery and exploration; Discoveries in geography -- Portuguese; Voyages and travels

The Commissioners of the Chamber of Amsterdam have reported, how the
said Chamber, in accordance with and to fulfil what their Nobilities
have by resolution of the 10th of last month been ordered to do,
concerning the sending of a ship to the South Land, or the land of
d’Eendracht, having examined and also heard and taken the advice of
Commander Hendrich Pronck and Skipper Willem de Vlamingh, is of opinion;
firstly, as regards the South Land, that for certain reasons it should
not be undertaken from Batavia, as previously thought proper, and in
favour of which this Assembly has declared itself by its missive of Nov.
10 last, to the General and Council, but from the Cape of Good Hope, and
on the 1st of Oct. next year; that for this purpose should be equipped
and prepared, in order to go to sea next March, a frigate and two
galiots, under command of and accompanied by the before-mentioned
skipper De Vlamingh, with such instructions as should be deemed
necessary. That the said frigate should be provided with a Greenland
shallop—supposed to be better adapted for putting into harbour and
landing than the ordinary shallops in the use of the Company. Secondly,
that De Vlamingh should be directed in his instructions to touch at the
islands of St. Paul and Amsterdam, as lying directly on his track, on
his way from the cape to the South Land, to examine their situation, and
also, whether any traces of the crew of missing vessels, especially of
the _Ridderschap van Hollandt_, are to be found.

After deliberation, the resolution was passed:—That all the above
written shall be further examined by Commissioners, and report be made
of their considerations and resolutions; and for which hereby are
requested and commissioned: from the Chamber Amsterdam, Messrs. Hooft,
Geelvinck, Fabritius, and Velsen; from the Chamber Zeelandt, Messrs.
Boddart and Schorer; and from the other Chambers, those who shall be
commissioned by them; with the addition of Mr. van Spanbrock from the
principal participators.




                              APPENDIX II.


                                          Saturday, December 10th, 1695.

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History

Early Voyages to Terra Australis, Now Called Australia:: A Collection of Documents, and Extracts from Early Manuscript Maps, Illustrative of the History of Discovery on the Coasts of That Vast Island, from the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to the Time of Captain Cook.

Major, Richard Henry

Australia -- Discovery and exploration; Discoveries in geography -- Portuguese; Voyages and travels

The Commissioners of the Chamber of Amsterdam have reported, how the
said Chamber, in accordance with and to fulfil what their Nobilities
have by resolution of the 10th of last month been ordered to do,
concerning the sending of a ship to the South Land, or the land of
d’Eendracht, having examined and also heard and taken the advice of
Commander Hendrich Pronck and Skipper Willem de Vlamingh, is of opinion;
firstly, as regards the South Land, that for certain reasons it should
not be undertaken from Batavia, as previously thought proper, and in
favour of which this Assembly has declared itself by its missive of Nov.
10 last, to the General and Council, but from the Cape of Good Hope, and
on the 1st of Oct. next year; that for this purpose should be equipped
and prepared, in order to go to sea next March, a frigate and two
galiots, under command of and accompanied by the before-mentioned
skipper De Vlamingh, with such instructions as should be deemed
necessary. That the said frigate should be provided with a Greenland
shallop—supposed to be better adapted for putting into harbour and
landing than the ordinary shallops in the use of the Company. Secondly,
that De Vlamingh should be directed in his instructions to touch at the
islands of St. Paul and Amsterdam, as lying directly on his track, on
his way from the cape to the South Land, to examine their situation, and
also, whether any traces of the crew of missing vessels, especially of
the _Ridderschap van Hollandt_, are to be found.

After deliberation, the resolution was passed:—That all the above
written shall be further examined by Commissioners, and report be made
of their considerations and resolutions; and for which hereby are
requested and commissioned: from the Chamber Amsterdam, Messrs. Hooft,
Geelvinck, Fabritius, and Velsen; from the Chamber Zeelandt, Messrs.
Boddart and Schorer; and from the other Chambers, those who shall be
commissioned by them; with the addition of Mr. van Spanbrock from the
principal participators.




                              APPENDIX II.


                                          Saturday, December 10th, 1695.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Early Voyages to Terra Australis, Now Called Australia:: A Collection of Documents, and Extracts from Early Manuscript Maps, Illustrative of the History of Discovery on the Coasts of That Vast Island, from the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to the Time of Captain Cook.

Early Voyages to Terra Australis, Now Called Australia:: A Collection of Documents, and Extracts from Early Manuscript Maps, Illustrative of the History of Discovery on the Coasts of That Vast Island, from the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to the Time of Captain Cook.

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