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Nobody discovered Australia in 1700. The first known European "discovery" of Australia occurred much earlier than this.
Willem Jansz/Janszoon was a Dutchman who was seeking new trade routes and trade associates. He became the first recorded European to step foot on Australia's shores on the western shore of Cape York Peninsula, on 26 February 1606
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BlakeNo-one "discovered" Australia in 1770. Australia had been "discovered" over 150 years earlier by the Dutch. However, Lieutenant James Cook (later Captain) charted the east coast in 1770. He was preceded by numerous Dutch explorers, and he wa snot even the first Englishman to land in Australia.
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Did the Dutch discover Australia?
The chinese were said to have discovered Australia and everybody thinks that Captian Cook discovered it but really the first people to discover Australia were the Dutch unless you incude the Aborigines in which case they discovered Australia first.
What was new when captain James Stirling discovered Australia?
Captain James Stirling did not discover Australia.
What famous British explorer discovered Australia and the Hawaiian islands?
There is no answer to this question. It is a common misconception that Captain James Cook (or Lieutenant, as he was then) of England discovered Australia. He did not. Australia was actually formally discovered by Dutch explorer Dirk Hartog in 1616. British explorer Captain Cook was the first to sight and chart Australia's eastern coast. However, Captain Cook did discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he originally called the Sandwich Islands.
Why did Europeans go to Australia?
Europeans originally discovered Australia quite by accident, however when they did discover it they quickly grasped at the idea of shipping off some of their convicts in their already overflowing cells to this country which would not need any fences, or guards.
When did the 18th century start?
1700
