Swan River Settlement
Frans Thyssen
Frans Thyssen's ship was the Gulden Zeepard (Golden Seahorse). He reached the coast near Cape Leeuwin in 1627. Instead of sailing north, he turned south; and then east along the southern coastline.
He sailed for some 1,600 kilometres before he decided to turn back. Thyssen was not at all impressed by what he saw. The land was obviously barren, and the natives had nothing with which to trade.
His bad report was one of many that persuaded the Dutch not to settle the new land their captains were discovering.