Eendrachtsland was the name given by Dirk Hartog, saling in the VOC ship Eendracht in 1616 to the area of the Western portion of the Australian mainland at around latitude 25º south near what is now known as Dirk Hartog Island. Dirk Hartog (1580—1621), the 17th Century Dutch sea captain and explorer, whose expedition was the second European group to land on Australian soil. ... Dirk Hartogs plate in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Dirk Hartog Island, an island off the coast of Western Australia, was discovered in October 1616 by the Dutch sea captain Dirk Hartog, who was blown off course while sailing from Cape Town to Batavia (Jakarta). ...