Abel Tasman is the first recorded European to sight New Zealand. Abel Tasman is known as the first recorded European to sight New Zealand, an…
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13 December 1642
Abel Tasman is the first recorded European to sight New Zealand. Abel Tasman (1603–1659) was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant, best known for his…
24 November 1642
Abel Tasman becomes the first European to discover the island Van Diemen’s Land Van Diemen’s Land was the original name used by Europeans for Tasmania,…
6 September 1642
The England Parliament bans public stage-plays. The major closing was the banning of theatre at the start of the English Civil War. On September 6,…
13 December 1642
Abel Tasman reaches New Zealand. Abel Janszoon Tasman 1603 – 10 October 1659) was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant, best known for his voyages…
13 December 1642
Abel Tasman arrives in New Zealand. Abel Tasman was the first European to ‘discover’ New Zealand in 1642. His men were the first Europeans to…