Voyage of the Pera and Arnhem to Australia in 1623

Pera and Arnhem were two ships from the Dutch East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oost-Indische Companie abbreviated to VOC) that explored the north Australian coast in 1623. Arnhem Land is named after Arnhem, while the ship itself was named after the Dutch city Arnhem.

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