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Name1623 Carstenszoon Dutch maritime expedition
Description

This map shows the 1623 journey of the Pera while in waters now associated with the Shire of Carpentaria.  The Pera was accompanied by the Arnhem for some of its journey.

TypeJourney
Content Warning

This map uses information from the European account of this expedition.  It does not draw on the knowledge of living Traditional Owners of the regions included.

ContributorClaire Brennan
Entries12
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Added to System2025-05-18 14:49:27
Updated in System2025-05-18 14:52:57
Subject Shire of Carpentaria, Dutch exploration of Australia
CreatorClaire Brennan
PublisherNorthern History Services
Contactclaire.brennan@gmail.com
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Date Created (externally)2025-05-18

Carstenszoon (Pera)

Placename
Location estimated using latitude in journal
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-11.45
Longitude
142.0855
Start Date
1623-04-12
End Date
1623-04-12

Description

Sighted land again and assume the coast is still that of New Guinea

Sources

TLCMap ID
te014d
Linkback
https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks05/0501231h.html#doc-14
Created At
2025-05-18 14:49:47
Updated At
2025-05-18 14:49:47

Carstenszoon (Pera)

Placename
Cape Keerweer
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-13.9672
Longitude
141.4892
Start Date
1623-04-15
End Date
1623-04-16

Description

Sent a man ashore with iron and beads but local people declined to engage

Sources

TLCMap ID
te014e
Linkback
https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks05/0501231h.html#doc-14
Created At
2025-05-18 14:49:47
Updated At
2025-05-18 14:49:47

Carstenszoon (Pera)

Placename
Mitchell River mouth region
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-15.1915
Longitude
141.5831
Start Date
1623-04-17
End Date
1623-04-18

Description

Sources

TLCMap ID
te014f
Linkback
https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks05/0501231h.html#doc-14
Created At
2025-05-18 14:49:47
Updated At
2025-05-18 14:49:47

Carstenszoon (Pera)

Placename
Estimated location
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-15.3385
Longitude
141.538
Start Date
1623-04-18
End Date
1623-04-20

Description

Dutch seized an opportunity to kidnap a local man. He was taken aboard the ship and then to Batavia.

Sources

TLCMap ID
te0150
Linkback
https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks05/0501231h.html#doc-14
Created At
2025-05-18 14:49:47
Updated At
2025-05-18 14:49:47

Carstenszoon (Pera)

Placename
Staten Revier
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-16.3949
Longitude
141.2943
Start Date
1623-04-24
End Date
1623-04-26

Description

Staaten River (named for the parliament of the Netherlands: the States General). Left wooden tablet to commemorate voyage. Carstenszoon might have been at what is now the Gilbert River.

Sources

TLCMap ID
te0151
Linkback
https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks05/0501231h.html#doc-14
Created At
2025-05-18 14:49:47
Updated At
2025-05-18 14:49:47

Carstenszoon (Pera)

Placename
Nassauw Revier
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-15.9064
Longitude
141.3917
Start Date
1623-04-29
End Date
1623-04-29

Description

Nassau River. One of several attempts to find water. Reported seeing local people who chose not to come close to the Dutch

Sources

TLCMap ID
te0152
Linkback
https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks05/0501231h.html#doc-14
Created At
2025-05-18 14:49:47
Updated At
2025-05-18 14:49:47

Carstenszoon (Pera)

Placename
Waterplaets (waterhole)
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-15.1509
Longitude
141.6184
Start Date
1623-05-03
End Date
1623-05-03

Description

Mitchell River. Concluded the region was dry and undesirable.

Sources

TLCMap ID
te0153
Linkback
https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks05/0501231h.html#doc-14
Created At
2025-05-18 14:49:47
Updated At
2025-05-18 14:49:47

Carstenszoon (Pera)

Placename
Vereenichde Revier
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-15.0317
Longitude
141.6606
Start Date
1623-05-04
End Date
1623-05-04

Description

Sighted. Estimated location.

Sources

TLCMap ID
te0154
Linkback
https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks05/0501231h.html#doc-14
Created At
2025-05-18 14:49:47
Updated At
2025-05-18 14:49:47

Carstenszoon (Pera)

Placename
Estimated location
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-13.9694
Longitude
141.4865
Start Date
1623-05-05
End Date
1623-05-06

Description

Landed; local people attempted to drive them away.

Sources

TLCMap ID
te0155
Linkback
https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks05/0501231h.html#doc-14
Created At
2025-05-18 14:49:47
Updated At
2025-05-18 14:49:47

Carstenszoon (Pera)

Placename
Coen River
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-13.3554
Longitude
141.6387
Start Date
1623-05-07
End Date
1623-05-07

Description

Archer River. Kidnapped a second Indigenous man and shot another.

Sources

TLCMap ID
te0156
Linkback
https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks05/0501231h.html#doc-14
Created At
2025-05-18 14:49:47
Updated At
2025-05-18 14:49:47

Carstenszoon (Pera)

Placename
Waterplaets (waterhole)
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-12.9065
Longitude
141.6137
Start Date
1623-05-09
End Date
1623-05-10

Description

Landed; local people refused to come close to the Dutch.

Sources

TLCMap ID
te0157
Linkback
https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks05/0501231h.html#doc-14
Created At
2025-05-18 14:49:47
Updated At
2025-05-18 14:49:47

Carstenszoon (Pera)

Placename
Revier de Carpentier (possibly Rivier Batavia in De Leeuw's chart)
Type
Other

Details

Latitude
-12.2279
Longitude
141.7186
Start Date
1623-05-11
End Date
1623-05-12

Description

Pennefather River. Notes some of Duyfken's crew rowed up the river, and one was killed by arrows. Landed. Fired shots. Kidnapped a wounded man who died on the way to the ship.

Sources

TLCMap ID
te0158
Linkback
https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks05/0501231h.html#doc-14
Created At
2025-05-18 14:49:47
Updated At
2025-05-18 14:49:47
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