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Abel Tasman

Abel Janszoon Tasman was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant, best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in the service of the VOC . His was the first known European expedition to reach the islands of Van Diemen's Land and New Zealand and to sight the Fiji islands...

Timeline of Events

1642

11.24.1642

Abel Tasman becomes the first European to discover the island Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania).

12.18.1642

Abel Tasman becomes first European to land in New Zealand.

1643

1.21.1643

Abel Tasman becomes the first European to reach Tonga.