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5 days ago · Antonio van Diemen, ook Anthonie, Anthony of Anthonis (Kuilenburg, 1593 – Batavia, 19 april 1645) was gouverneur-generaal van alle bezittingen van de Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) buiten de Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden. Tijdens zijn bewind zijn meer ontdekkingsreizen ondernomen dan in de periode ervoor of erna.
2 days ago · Willem Janszoon ( Dutch: [ˈʋɪləm ˈjɑnsoːn]; c. 1570 – c. 1630 ), sometimes abbreviated to Willem Jansz., [1] was a Dutch navigator and colonial governor. Janszoon served in the Dutch East Indies in the periods 1603–1611 and 1612–1616, including as governor of Fort Henricus on the island of Solor. [2] .
1 day ago · Most important of all was the work of Abel Tasman, who won such respect as a seaman in the Dutch East Indies that in 1642 Gov.-Gen. Anthony van Diemen of the Indies commissioned him to explore southward.
3 days ago · Until 1856, however, the island was known as Van Diemen’s Land, named for Anthony van Diemen, the governor of the Dutch East Indies who had sent Tasman on his voyage of exploration.
Jul 3, 2024 · Anthony van Diemen (also Antonie, Antonio, Anton, Antonius) (1593 – 19 April 1645) was a Dutch colonial governor. He was born in Culemborg in the Netherlands, the son of Meeus Anthonisz van Diemen and Christina Hoevenaar.
2 days ago · When a British penal settlement was established in Tasmania (then called Van Diemen's Land) in 1803, the Aboriginal population was 3,000 to 7,000 people. Until the 1820s, the British and Aboriginal people coexisted with only sporadic violence, often caused by settlers kidnapping Aboriginal women and children.
1 day ago · During the 18th century, Dutch explorers named the region of Kimberley and nearby Darwin variations of Van Diemen's Land after the VOC governor-general Anthony van Diemen. This should not be confused with the more general and prolonged use of the same name for Tasmania.
