Abel Janszoon Tasman Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Abel Janszoon Tasman, based on 8 World History Database records associated with Netherlands.

8 records1603–16596 events3 places

Chronological biography

1603

Birth of Abel Janszoon Tasman1603

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Birth of Abel Janszoon Tasman

1642

Discovery of Tasmania1642

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Tasmania

Names Tasmania Van Diemens Land after the Governor General of the Dutch East Indies

Discovery of New Zealand14 August 1642

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Sets sail on his discovery of New Zealand

Discovery of New Zealand13 December 1642

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

1st European to see New Zealand

1643

Discovery of Tonga Islands1643

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Tonga Islands

Discovers Tonga

Discovery of Tonga Islands1643

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Tongatapu

Lands at Tongatapu & names it Amsterdam

1644

Discovery of Australia1644

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Completes a map of the west & north coast of Australia

1659

Death of Abel Janszoon Tasman1659

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Death of Abel Janszoon Tasman

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.