Abel Tasman

E19903

Abel Tasman was a 17th-century Dutch seafarer and explorer best known for being the first European to reach Tasmania and New Zealand.

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Abel Tasman canonical 15
Abel Janszoon Tasman 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch person
explorer
human
navigator
seafarer
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
dateOfBirth 1603
dateOfDeath 1659
discovered Fiji for Europeans
New Zealand for Europeans
Tasmania for Europeans
employer Dutch East India Company
era 17th century
Age of Exploration
surface form: Age of Discovery
ethnicGroup Dutch
explored Fiji
Tonga
coast of New Zealand
coast of Tasmania
north coast of Australia
familyName Tasman Sea
surface form: Tasman
givenName Abel
hasHeritageSiteNamedAfter Abel Tasman National Park
hasMonumentIn New Zealand
Tasmania
hasPlaceNamedAfter Abel Tasman National Park
Tasman District
Tasman Glacier
Tasman Peninsula
Tasman Sea
knownFor exploration of the Southern Hemisphere
first known European voyage to New Zealand
first known European voyage to Tasmania
voyages in the service of the Dutch East India Company
name Abel Tasman self-linksurface differs
surface form: Abel Janszoon Tasman
notableWork 1642–1643 Pacific voyage
1644 voyage along the north coast of Australia
occupation explorer
merchant sailor
navigator
placeOfBirth Dutch Republic
Groningen
Lutjegast
placeOfDeath Batavia
Dutch East Indies
shipCommanded Heemskerck
Zeehaen
workedFor VOC

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Age of Sail notableExplorer Abel Tasman
Tasmania namedAfter Abel Tasman
Tasman Sea namedAfter Abel Tasman
Abel Tasman name Abel Tasman self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Abel Janszoon Tasman
Anthony van Diemen patronOf Abel Tasman
Lutjegast hasNotablePerson Abel Tasman
Heemskerck commander Abel Tasman
Heemskerck usedBy Abel Tasman
Zeehaen associatedWithExplorer Abel Tasman
Tasman District namedAfter Abel Tasman
Tasman Glacier namedAfter Abel Tasman
European explorers notableExplorer Abel Tasman