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Charles Sturt

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Charles Sturt navigated the Darling River in Australia in an effort to find the source of the river and a mountain range west of it. Sturt's explorations led to settlements in the Murray Valley area of Australia. The country issued a stamp in honor of his achievements.

Author: Thompson, Jo-Ann
Publisher: American Publishing Company of New York
Publication Name: Stamps
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0038-9358
Year: 1992
Australia, Sturt, Charles

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Alvaro de Mendana de Neyra

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Alvaro de Mendana was a 16th-century Spanish explorer and the first white man to discover the Solomon Islands. The islands issued a stamp in his honor in 1992. He was looking for Australia, but encountered hostile natives and was driven to North America.

Author: Thompson, Jo-Ann
Publisher: American Publishing Company of New York
Publication Name: Stamps
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0038-9358
Year: 1993
Discovery and exploration, Solomon Islands, de Mendana, Alvaro

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Pedro Alvares Cabral

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Cabral was born in Portugal and sailed west in 1500 to what is present-day Brazil in search of a better route to India. He claimed Brazil for Portugal and continued sailing to India, where he secured a treaty to trade spices.

Author: Thompson, Jo-Ann
Publisher: American Publishing Company of New York
Publication Name: Stamps
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0038-9358
Year: 1992
Portugal, Cabral, Pedro Alvares

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