Abel Tasman

Abel Janszoon Tasman was a Dutch seafarer and explorer, best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). He was the first European to reach New Zealand, which he named Staten Landt. He also discovered and was the eponym of Tasmania.

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Who was born first?

• Abel Tasman was born 2 years before Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
• Abel Tasman was born 2 years before Semyon Dezhnyov
• Abel Tasman was born 4 years after Adam Olearius
• Abel Tasman was born 7 years before Georg Marcgrave
• Abel Tasman was born 8 years before Evliya Çelebi

Timeline

1. Adam OleariusSeptember 23, 1599 – February 1671
2. Abel Tasman (this page)1603 – October 10, 1659
3. Jean-Baptiste Tavernier1605 – July 1689
4. Semyon DezhnyovMarch 7, 1605 – 1673
5. Georg MarcgraveSeptember 10, 1610 – 1644
6. Evliya ÇelebiMarch 25, 1611 – 1682

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