Zeehaen

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Zeehaen was one of the two Dutch East India Company ships in Abel Tasman’s 1642–1643 voyage that led to the first known European contact with New Zealand and parts of Tasmania.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch East India Company ship
ship
associatedWithEvent 1642–1643 Pacific voyage
surface form: Tasman’s encounter in Golden Bay (New Zealand) in 1642
associatedWithExplorer Abel Tasman
commandedBy Gerrit Janszoon
countryOfRegistry Dutch Republic
explorationEra Age of Exploration
surface form: Age of Discovery

European exploration of the Pacific
flag Dutch flag
historicalSignificance one of the first European ships recorded in New Zealand waters
one of the first European ships recorded in Tasmanian waters
namedInLanguage Dutch
nameMeaning Sea rooster (or sea cock) in Dutch
operator Dutch East India Company
participatedIn Abel Tasman’s 1642–1643 voyage
purpose exploration
trade route reconnaissance
sailedWith Heemskerck
tookPartIn first known European contact with New Zealand
first known European contact with parts of Tasmania
visitedRegion New Zealand
South Pacific Ocean
Tasmania
voyageEndYear 1643
voyageStartYear 1642

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