The Batavia (Early European Exploration ‘Down Under’)
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“Like the English in New Holland, we live only on the shores of a continent even yet, and hardly know where the rivers come from which float our navy” Henry David Thoreau  Captain Cook was the first to admit that the Dutch had been mapping New Holland decades before he set sail on The Endeavour. Could the Chinese have travelled that way too? The Spanish? The Portuguese? Paul and Mikey weigh anchor to find out.    Get in touch and follow Heroes & Howlers on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Produced by DM Podcasts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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