François Thijssen or Frans Thijsz (died 13 October 1638?) was a Dutch-French explorer who explored the southern coast of Australia. He was the captain...

include: Thijssen Angenelle Thijssen [de; nl] (born 1961), Dutch painter and glass artist Felix Thijssen (1933–2022), Dutch novelist François Thijssen (died...

known to have sighted and mapped the Nullarbor coast were Captain François Thijssen and Councillor of the Indies, Pieter Nuyts, on the Dutch East Indiaman...

The captain was François Thijssen. The Gulden Zeepaert sailed from the Netherlands on 22 May 1626, under the command of Francois Thijssen (sometimes recorded...

of Carpentaria, sighting the east coast of Arnhem Land. In 1627, François Thijssen ended up too far south and on 26 January 1627 he came upon the coast...

the charted coast of Australia. Chartings after 1618, for example by François Thijssen in 1627, were added to the engraved plate between 1628 and 1632....

back to 1627 when the Dutch vessel Gulden Zeepaert, skippered by François Thijssen, passed through waters off the Esperance coast and continued across...

first encountered by European explorers in 1627 when Dutch navigator François Thijssen sailed along its western margins. The coast was later first accurately...

Zeepaert, captained by François Thijssen, examined and mapped a section of the coastline as far east as the Nuyts Archipelago. Thijssen named the whole of...

observed by Europeans for the first time in 1627 by the Dutchman François Thijssen, captain of the ship 't Gulden Zeepaert (The Golden Seahorse), who...

accidentally discovered by the Dutch East India Company explorer François Thijssen and named 't Land van Pieter Nuyts, in honour of the highest ranking...

1627 the south coast of Australia was accidentally encountered by François Thijssen and named 't Land van Pieter Nuyts, in honour of the highest ranking...

discovered and named by Europeans, along with St Peter Island, mapped by François Thijssen in 't Gulden Zeepaert in 1627. The flora and fauna of St Francis Island...

two centuries, including the Dutch 't Gulden Zeepaert, commanded by François Thijssen, in 1627 and the French Gros Ventre, under Louis Aleno de St Aloüarn...

were the crew of a Dutch vessel, the Gulden Zeepaert, led by Captain François Thijssen in 1627. From Cape Leeuwin in Western Australia, the ship followed...

southwest Pacific, discovered a.o. Tasmania, New Zealand and Tonga François Thijssen (died 1638?), charted 1,000 miles of the Australian South Coast in...

discovered the Hermite Islands at Cape Horn. In 1627, Dutch explorers François Thijssen and Pieter Nuyts discovered the south coast of Australia and charted...

Batavia in a longboat. 1626 to 1627 – Gulden Zeepaert skippered by François Thijssen sailed along south coast towards Great Australian Bight. 1629 – Batavia...

coastline of the Denmark area was observed in 1627 by the Dutchman François Thijssen, captain of the ship 't Gulden Zeepaert (The Golden Seahorse), who...

Cabral cross the Himalayas and are the first to enter Bhutan. 1627 – François Thijssen, accompanied by Pieter Nuyts, discovers over 1,609 kilometres (1,000 mi)...

1923. January 26 – The Dutch ship 't Gulden Zeepaert, skippered by François Thijssen, makes the first recorded sighting of the coast of South Australia...

Massachusetts. January 26 – The Dutch ship 't Gulden Zeepaert, skippered by François Thijssen, makes the first recorded sighting of the coast of South Australia...

published. January – The Dutch ship 't Gulden Zeepaert, skippered by François Thijssen, sails along the south coast of Australia. Adriaan van den Spiegel's...

joined to the mainland. The islands became known to Europeans when François Thijssen and Pieter Nuyts, sailing on Gulden Zeepaert, charted the coast in...

In 1628, he added the 1627 charting of Australia’s South coast by François Thijssen to the map mentioned above, making this the first map showing a outline...

adjoining the Great Australian Bight. Eijland St. François St. Francis Island 1627 St. Francis via François Thijssen 32°31′S 133°17′E / 32.517°S 133.283°E /...

discovered and named by Europeans, along with St Francis Island, mapped by François Thijssen in 't Gulden Zeepaert in 1627. Seal hunting took place on the island...

Date Event Location Notes 1627 Gulden Zeepaert, skippered by François Thijssen sails along the coast of the Great Australian Bight Great Australian Bight...

Stellingwerf Samuel Story Jochem Swartenhont Isaac Sweers Abel Tasman François Thijssen Adrian Jorisszen Tienpoint Joost van Trappen Banckert Cornelis Tromp...

1627, the south coast of Australia was accidentally discovered by François Thijssen and named 't Land van Pieter Nuyts, in honour of the highest ranking...