Abel Tasman

Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603 - October 10 1659), was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant. He is best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in the service of the VOC (United East India Company). His 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. Tasman, his navigator Visscher, and his Merchant Gilsemans also mapped substantial portions of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.
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Noun
1. Dutch navigator who was the first European to discover Tasmania and New Zealand (1603-1659)
(synonym) Tasman, Abel Janszoon Tasman
(hypernym) navigator