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Emeloort – Jonck 1658

SubjectAustralia–Discovery and exploration
Voyages and travels
Western Australia–History
Shipping
Diaries
Category1. Settlement
AuthorJonck, Aucke Pieter
KeywordsShipwrecks
Current HolderWestern Australia Museum
Nationaal Archief
Period Of Reference 1658/1658
Date1658-01-01
Series Number1.04.02 inv. no. 1225
Access RightsDigitised
Country Of OriginIndonesia
PlaceJakarta
JourneyJakarta
Banten
Jurien Bay
Bali Strait
Language Dutch
Description From SourceDigital archive of shipwreck journals. Ship’s journal kept by the skipper Aucke Pieter Jonck, Skipper of the Galliot Emeloordt sailing on its voyage from Batavia to the Southland in the year anno 1658. The Emeloort was searching the Western Australian coast for the survivors of the Vergulde Draeck, which wrecked in 1656. Despite not locating the wreck or its survivors, this voyage provided a detailed survey of the dangerous WA coastline. The skipper Aucke Pieter Jonck maintained this journal.
Physical FormatDiaries
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