Abel Tasman
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Abel Tasman was a 17th-century Dutch seafarer and explorer best known for being the first European to reach Tasmania and New Zealand.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Abel Janszoon Tasman