Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Abel Tasman 1693-1659 - Navigator













Abel JanOon Tasman Is Commemorated In The Name Of The Island Of His Discovery Which He Called 

"Van Dieman's Land" In 1642, To Honour The Givernor General Of The Ditch Indies, Anthony Van Dieman's.


Tasman Was Born In Groningen, Holland. In 1633 Tasman Made His First Voyage To The East Indies, And In 1638 Je Took Jos Famiu To Live In Batavia Where He Was Bound To The Wast India Clmapny Fpr Ten Years 

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