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Taking off for a closer look

The year is 1606 - and a sleekDutch ship is doing trade in the Spice Islands. The feisty Duyfken,captained by Willem Janszoon, with his crew of 20, are embarking on aquest for new lands. It's little known they were to become the firstEuropeans to touch Australia. 164 years before the explorer James Cook.Centuries later, and the Duyfken - Dutch for Little Dove - is ready toride the salty seas once again.