Hartog, Dirk, a Dutch navigator born in the 1500's, was the first European to land on the western coast of Australia. Hartog was captain of the Dutch ship Eendracht, which was sailing to the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) to collect spices. The Dutch had established Batavia (now Jakarta) as their chief town there. Hartog landed on the western coast of Australia in 1616. He named the whole western coast region Eendracht Land.