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Vianen (Gerrit Frederikszoon de Wit)

While sailing from Batavia to the Netherlands in 1628, Gerrit Frederikszoon de Wit, aboard the Vianen, traced the Australian coastline from Port Headland to the Montebello Islands. The ship was almost wrecked in 21°S. The land charted later became known as G.F. de Wits Landt.