tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32643108.post8349609412981169602..comments2023-09-26T17:48:35.970+08:00Comments on Rotto Bloggo: rotto's first boatieDavid Cohenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15611780701417408618noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32643108.post-77548833930177947452008-12-30T16:58:00.000+09:002008-12-30T16:58:00.000+09:00"The Nijptang, the Geelvinck and the Wezeltje: doe..."The Nijptang, the Geelvinck and the Wezeltje: doesn’t have the same ring as the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria, does it?"<BR/><BR/>It has a far better ring to it! Although a pronunciation guide would be good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32643108.post-91239062582729636532008-12-30T11:58:00.000+09:002008-12-30T11:58:00.000+09:00Vell dat is all verry goot. I'm sorry to be a big...Vell dat is all verry goot. I'm sorry to be a bighead, but de Vlamingh was a bit of a late fokker in 1696. Samuel Volkerson was frolicking around Rotto in 1658, and also charted it. A couple of other Dutch ships in the Houtman expedition apparently had a squiz from a distance in 1619. De Vlamingh's men discovered their axes were convenient for killing quokkas. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com