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The so-called Dieppe Maps, copied by spies …
Years: 1528 - 1539
The so-called Dieppe Maps, copied by spies from secret Portuguese charts, and presented in 1536 to the French Dauphin, indicates that a Portuguese fleet has previously found and charted the northeast and east coasts of Australia.
One of the maps depicts a Southern Continent nearly identical in eastern profile to Australia.
Another of the Dieppe Maps depicts the knowledge of New Zealand’s east coasts gained earlier by Portuguese mariners.
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Years: 1528 - 1539
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