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In this video, we look at the surprising plans various European countries made to colonize Australia, and explore the reasons they failed.
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-Intrepid
-Majestic Hills
-Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, Movement I (Allegro), BWV 1049 [orig. by JS Bach]
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-Summer Symphony Ball
Works Cited
[1] Macknight, C. (2008). "A useless discovery? Australia and its people in the eyes of others from Tasman to Cook." The Globe: Journal of the Australian Map Circle, 61, 1-10. hdl.handle.net/1885/38599
[2] King, Robert J. “GUSTAF III’S AUSTRALIAN COLONY.” The Great Circle, vol. 27, no. 2, 2005, pp. 3–20. JSTOR, jstor.org/stable/41563192.
[3] Shepherd, Briana. "Western Australia's French Connection Explored as 200-Year-Old Artefacts Show Napoleon's Plans." ABC News, 12 Sep 2018. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-13/documents-reveal-napoleons-wa-plans-scientific-journeys/10233318
[4] Western Australian Museum. "De Saint Aloüarn History." https://museum.wa.gov.au/research/research-areas/maritime-archaeology/batavia-cape-inscription/cape-inscription/de-saint-alouarn
[5] New South Wales State Library. "French in Australia: The Fate of La Perouse." https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/french-australia/fate-la-perouse
[6] "History of Australia." Encyclopedia Britannica. britannica.com/place/Australia/History
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By Alexander Altenhof - Own work. Source of Information:Historical atlases– Map "1815 - L'Europe apès le Congrès de Vienne" (Author unknown)(Link)– Ramsay Muir, George Philip (ed.): Philip's New School Atlas of Universal History, George Philip & Son, Ltd., London 1928– Dr. Walter Leisering (ed.): Putzger Historischer Weltatlas, Cornelsen Verlag, Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-464-00176-8– Bayerischer Schulbuch-Verlag (ed.): Großer Historischer Weltatlas, Dritter Teil, Neuzeit, Bayerischer Schulbuch-Verlag, München 1981, ISBN 3-7627-6021-7.– Prof. Dr. Hans-Erich Stier, Prof. Dr. Ernst Kirsten a. o. (ed.): Großer Atlas zur Weltgeschichte, Orbis Verlag, München 1990, ISBN 3-7627-6021-7Other publications– Reinhard Stauber: Der Wiener Kongress, Böhlau Verlag, Wien/Köln/Weimar 2014, ISBN 978-3-8252-4095-0– Thierry Lentz: 1815. Der Wiener Kongress und die Neugründung Europas, Siedler Verlag, München 2014, ISBN 978-3-8275-0027-4, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50255845
By ArnoldPlaton - Own work, based on this map and the map from this article, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18445142
By Charles (Chhrls)Memnon335bc - Derived from:File:Swedish_Empire_(1560-1815)_blank.svg, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=98551452
AHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In this video, we look at the surprising plans various European countries made to colonize Australia, and explore the reasons they failed.
Find us here too!
Patreon: Patreon.com/Fireoflearning
Lucinox – Our Science Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCM2dfLR3BR0CHuePEDtxAZw
The following music performed by Kevin Macleod Available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
Download available at incompetech.com
-Intrepid
-Majestic Hills
-Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, Movement I (Allegro), BWV 1049 [orig. by JS Bach]
These songs provided by the YouTube audio library
-Summer Symphony Ball
Works Cited
[1] Macknight, C. (2008). "A useless discovery? Australia and its people in the eyes of others from Tasman to Cook." The Globe: Journal of the Australian Map Circle, 61, 1-10. hdl.handle.net/1885/38599
[2] King, Robert J. “GUSTAF III’S AUSTRALIAN COLONY.” The Great Circle, vol. 27, no. 2, 2005, pp. 3–20. JSTOR, jstor.org/stable/41563192.
[3] Shepherd, Briana. "Western Australia's French Connection Explored as 200-Year-Old Artefacts Show Napoleon's Plans." ABC News, 12 Sep 2018. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-13/documents-reveal-napoleons-wa-plans-scientific-journeys/10233318
[4] Western Australian Museum. "De Saint Aloüarn History." https://museum.wa.gov.au/research/research-areas/maritime-archaeology/batavia-cape-inscription/cape-inscription/de-saint-alouarn
[5] New South Wales State Library. "French in Australia: The Fate of La Perouse." https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/french-australia/fate-la-perouse
[6] "History of Australia." Encyclopedia Britannica. britannica.com/place/Australia/History
Picture Attributions
By Hellerick - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26702962
By Lencer - "own work", used:Australia discoveries by Europeans before 1813 de.png by User:LencerGeneric Mapping Tools and SRTM30http://www.australiaoncd.com.au/discovery/duyfken_chart.jpg, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11764166
By TCY - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1972219
By Joy Engelman, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=56654233
By Stephan Ridgway @Flickr - flickr.com/photos/stephanridgway/14721373775/in/photolist-oqSTxe-b3rKqH-8vqSAS-8Wbzf9-d45EXN-8WbzgC-d4MraL-8vnJ9v-8vqRXq-8vqQH1-d6c3fj-o8WFZ1-8Uwsmj-8vnL5x-dzy6J-g7HU1k-8vqPtd-8vVKSj-8vqSF9-8vnJAM-8vqRRh-8vnM2a-8W8w5k-8vnN64-8vqMcu-fgi1Gj-8vnMTz-7F5FxV-d6c2ML-7F9x1Y-7ELoWV-7F9Csj-8vqQV9-71b1ea-7EQiB9-8vqNmf-8vqN4j-cMP4J-8vqPNu-4pHQZn-8vnMaM-8vqMzj-dzy6F-8vqSJQ-4TBKA1-d57TP-4TBWS9-d5wFTL-7ELyvp-4TxL34, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=71185735
By Nya Sverige.png: Original uploader was Tony92 at fr.wikipediaUSA New Jersey location map.svg: AlexrkUSA New York location map.svg: NordNordWestUSA Delaware location map.svg: Alexrk2derivative work: Arnapha - Nya Sverige.pngUSA New Jersey location map.svgUSA New York location map.svgUSA Delaware location map.svg, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12522838
By Alexander Altenhof - Own work. Source of Information:Historical atlases– Map "1815 - L'Europe apès le Congrès de Vienne" (Author unknown)(Link)– Ramsay Muir, George Philip (ed.): Philip's New School Atlas of Universal History, George Philip & Son, Ltd., London 1928– Dr. Walter Leisering (ed.): Putzger Historischer Weltatlas, Cornelsen Verlag, Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-464-00176-8– Bayerischer Schulbuch-Verlag (ed.): Großer Historischer Weltatlas, Dritter Teil, Neuzeit, Bayerischer Schulbuch-Verlag, München 1981, ISBN 3-7627-6021-7.– Prof. Dr. Hans-Erich Stier, Prof. Dr. Ernst Kirsten a. o. (ed.): Großer Atlas zur Weltgeschichte, Orbis Verlag, München 1990, ISBN 3-7627-6021-7Other publications– Reinhard Stauber: Der Wiener Kongress, Böhlau Verlag, Wien/Köln/Weimar 2014, ISBN 978-3-8252-4095-0– Thierry Lentz: 1815. Der Wiener Kongress und die Neugründung Europas, Siedler Verlag, München 2014, ISBN 978-3-8275-0027-4, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50255845
By ArnoldPlaton - Own work, based on this map and the map from this article, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18445142
By Charles (Chhrls)Memnon335bc - Derived from:File:Swedish_Empire_(1560-1815)_blank.svg, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=98551452
AHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
