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1699 |
Part of a letter from Mr. Witsen, Burgermaster of Amsterdam, and F.R.S. to Dr. Martin Lister, fellow of the Colledge of Physicians, and R.S. concerning some late observations in Nova Hollandia.
Philos. Trans. Roy. Soc. London 20: 361-362.
–The letter, dated 3 Oct. 1698, states that "Black Swans, Parrots, and many Sea-Cows were found there" (in Hollandia Nova or Australia) by an unnamed ship of the Dutch East India Company (361).
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