Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603 – 10 October 1659) was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant, best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). He was the first known European explorer to reach the islands of Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania), Fiji and New Zealand.
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1 January 1603 Lutjegast, Netherlands
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Died |
10 October 1659 (aged 56) Jakarta, Indonesia
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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