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The Flinders papersletters and documents about the explorer Matthew Flinders (1774-1814)
 
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Calcutta
The site of the Honourable East India Company factory from 1690. In 1707 it became a separate presidency under the Company. An important port and trading centre.

Cape Flattery
Queensland. North of Cooktown, on the north-east coast of Australia.

Cape of Good Hope
First European to sight it was Bartholomew Diaz in 1488. The Dutch established a trading post and settlement in 1652. Taken over by the British in 1814. An important stopover point on the Europe-East Indies/New Holland route to get new stores and recover from any illnesses. Also a place to recruit new crew if necessary.

Coupang
Also Copang, Kupang or Koepang. Capital of south-west Timor, settled by the Portuguese in the 1530s and the Dutch in 1613.

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