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Abel Janszoon Tasman Biography and Timeline

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Abel Janszoon Tasman, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

8Distinct records

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1603–1659Years on this page

1603

Birth of Abel Janszoon Tasman

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Birth of Abel Janszoon Tasman

1642

14 August 1642

Discovery of New Zealand

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Sets sail on his discovery of New Zealand

13 December 1642

Discovery of New Zealand

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

1st European to see New Zealand

1642

Discovery of Tasmania

Tasmania · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

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

1643

Discovery of Tonga Islands

Tonga Islands · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Discovers Tonga

1643

Discovery of Tonga Islands

Tongatapu · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Lands at Tongatapu & names it Amsterdam

1644

Discovery of Australia

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Completes a map of the west & north coast of Australia

1659

Death of Abel Janszoon Tasman

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Death of Abel Janszoon Tasman

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.