Did the Portuguese discover Australia? (Terra Australis Pt. 2)

In the 17th century, Australia began to take form on maps. This began with its discovery in 1606 by Willem Janszoon and its further exploration by the Dutch throughout the century. But the idea of Terra Australis, which we established in part 1 of this series is not Australia, was still hanging on. What would eventually be named Australia was named New Holland and was seen as a separate continent from Terra Australis, though they could possibly connect.... Social Media ------------------------ Map Shop - http://zacksmapshop.com/ Twitter - http://twitter.com/zackfleming Instagram - http://instagram.com/thegeographygeek Facebook - http://facebook.com/thegeographygeek TikTok - http://vm.tiktok.com/zmjpokutw/ Discord - https://discord.gg/4TsgtY6K Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/geographygeek Email Newsletter - http://eepurl.com/hSeKpj Book Sources ------ "The Secret Discovery of Australia" - Kenneth McIntyre "The Phantom Atlas" - Edward Brooke-Hitching "The Discovery of Australia by The Portuguese in 1601" - Richard Henry Major "The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea" - George Collingridge “Antipodes: In Search of the Southern Continent” - Avan Judd Stallard Internet Sources ---- Atlas Obscura - https://tinyurl.com/5c3ab97e RareMaps.com ----- Java la Grande - https://www.raremaps.com/gallery/detail/66528