Abel Janszoon Tasman: His Life and Voyages
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Author | : James Backhouse Walker |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 2021-11-09 |
ISBN-10 | : EAN:4066338092915 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Abel Janszoon Tasman: His Life and Voyages by : James Backhouse Walker
Book excerpt: "Abel Janszoon Tasman: His Life and Voyages" is the biography of Abel Janszoon Tasman, a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant, best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644. He was most famous as the first European explorer to reach the islands of Van Diemen's Land (now known as Tasmania) and New Zealand and to sight the Fiji Islands.