Description
The history of Duyfken, replica of Australia’s first ship
A spell was cast over Graeme Cocks when he was summoned to coffee and cinnamon biscuits at an unassuming house in Freemantle, Western Australia, in 1994. For the next 20 years, he could not release himself from the grip of a little sailing ship called Duyfken – the Little Dove.
Against all odds a magnificent 16th century Dutch sailing ship was conceived and constructed in the heart of the old port city of Freemantle. Hailed as the finest ‘Age of Discovery’ replica ship ever built, Duyfken was sailed on two momentous voyages across the world’s great oceans to Indonesia and then to Europe. Along the way the old narrative of the first ship recorded in history to visit Australia was rewritten.
This book documents the Triumphant highs and tragic lows with the incredible cast of personalities who shared the Duyfken dream.
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