";s:4:"text";s:2884:" Abel Tasman was a Dutch navigator and explorer. The first reported sighting of Tasmania by a European was on 24 November 1642 by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, who named the island Anthoonij van Diemenslandt, after his sponsor, the Governor of the Dutch East Indies.The name was later shortened to Van Diemen's Land by the British. Well, it's easy as toast! Public timelines; Search; Sign in; Sign up; Abel Tasman Timeline created by jgregory6. A timeline created with Timetoast's interactive timeline maker. Abel Janszoon Tasman was born, probably in 1602 or 1603, at Lutjegast, Groningen, the United Provinces of the Netherlands (the Dutch Republic). His men were the first Europeans to have a confirmed encounter with Māori. Make educational timelines or create a timeline for your company website. In 1772, a French expedition led by Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne landed on the island. Timetoast's free timeline maker lets you create timelines online. The family business evolved as a model for sustainable tourism, including boats, lodges, walking and sea …
The Story of Wilsons Abel TasmanDownload the article here in PDF format The Wilson family’s association with tourism in the Nelson region began in 1977 with John Wilson rowing passengers ashore at Torrent Bay in Abel Tasman National Park from Matangi, a boat he had built himself. In History. ... Abel Tasman sighted the west coast of Tasmania, north of Macquarie Harbour Abel Tasman is officially recognised as the first European to ‘discover’ New Zealand in 1642. Tasman is best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in the service of the VOC (United East India Company).He was the first known European expedition to reach the islands of Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) and New Zealand and to sight the Fiji islands, which he did in 1643. One line changed to Tasman, and on this family line we can find our friend Abel Tasman. (1603?–59?).