Australia could have been a French colony (Terra Australis Pt. 4)

After 150 years of exploration by the Dutch in the 17th and 18th centuries Australia, or what was called New Holland at the time, looked like this. But…the Dutch lost interest. From what they could tell, it lacked both water and fertile soil. Social Media ------------------------ Map Shop - http://zacksmapshop.com/ Instagram - http://instagram.com/thegeographygeek Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/geographygeek Email Newsletter - http://eepurl.com/hSeKpj Sources ------ https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/dec/25/french-coast-the-early-explorers-who-sparked-british-fears-of-a-francophone-australia https://www.sharkbay.org/culture-history/maritime-history/1772-francois-de-saint-alouarn/ https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6021527/the-art-of-science-baudins-voyagers-1800-1804-national-museum-of-australia/#:~:text=Although%20Baudin%20did%20not%20survive%20the%20three%20and,18%20new%20species%20of%20jellyfish%2C%22%20Ms%20Crilly%20said. http://scihi.org/louis-antoine-de-bougainville/ Raremaps.com Sources ------ First New Zealand Map (1769 & 1770 Cook Discoveries) - https://www.raremaps.com/gallery/detail/82327/chart-of-new-zealand-explored-in-1769-and-1770-by-lieut-i-cook James Cook Voyages World Map - https://www.raremaps.com/gallery/detail/70382/cooks-circumnavigation-of-the-world-carte-generale-offra-cook 1774 World Map - https://www.raremaps.com/gallery/detail/80446