Evidence ... the map that an Aussie author says shows the Portuguese discovered Australia / Reuters
A 16th century maritime map in a Los Angeles library vault proves Portuguese
adventurers, not British or Dutch, were the first Europeans to discover Australia,
according to a new book detailing the secret discovery of the continent.
The book, Beyond Capricorn, says the map, which accurately marks geographical
sites along Australia's east coast in Portuguese, proves Portuguese seafarer Christopher de Mendonca led a fleet of four ships into Botany Bay in 1522 - almost 250 years before Britain's Captain James Cook./.../
sites along Australia's east coast in Portuguese, proves Portuguese seafarer Christopher de Mendonca led a fleet of four ships into Botany Bay in 1522 - almost 250 years before Britain's Captain James Cook./.../
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