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Dirk Hartog was born in Amerstam Netherlands in 1580, and baptised on 30 October.
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He married 18 year old Meynsgen Abels. They had no known children.
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Hartog worked as the skipper and owner of a small trading vessel, The Dolphyn, in different ports of Europe.
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He was appointed Captain of the Eendracht, a Dutch East India Company ship.
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Bound for the Dutch East India colony of Batavia.
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Hartog's ship reached the area now called Cape Town to resupply his ship and crew.
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Hartog and his crew spend three days exploring around Dirk Hartog Island, but find nothing of use to them.
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Hsrtog's ship left southern Africa to cross the Indian Ocean, hoping to follow the "Roaring Forties" to reach Batavia in the Dutch East Indies.
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Hartog makes landfall on what is now called Dirk Hartog Island.
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Dirk Hartog reaches his original destination, the Dutch East India Colonies. He was over five months late.
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Dirk Hartog died in Amsterdam in 1621 and was buried on 11 October.
