Hartog Plate, Archaeological artifact at Cape Inscription, Dirk Hartog Island, Australia
The pewter plate bears an inscription detailing the arrival of the ship Eendracht and includes names of crew members from the 1616 expedition.
Dutch explorer Dirk Hartog placed the plate on October 25, 1616, marking the first documented European landing on Western Australia's coast.
The plate represents the initial contact between European maritime exploration and the Australian continent through physical documentation.
The original Hartog Plate remains in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, while replicas and commemorative plaques stand at Cape Inscription.
Willem de Vlamingh discovered the plate 81 years later, replaced it with a copy, and transported the original to the Netherlands.
Location: Western Australia
GPS coordinates: -25.48194,112.97194
Latest update: May 11, 2025 08:16
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