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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.
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] .
3 days ago · The island was originally named Van Diemen's Land after Anthony van Diemen, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. It was renamed Tasmania in 1856, in honor of the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman. Tasmania was the site of the last known living Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, which is believed to have gone extinct in the 20th century.
4 days ago · Tasmania - Self-Government, Federation, Island: Once the importation and exploitation of convicts had ended, the way opened for the grant of colonial self-government in 1855–56. Tasmania became the colony’s official name, which, it was hoped, would be a portent of a happier age.
4 days ago · The ship departed Calcutta on the 10th of November 1796, encountering heavy seas in December that forced a leak, further bad weather increased it and by February off the east coast of Van Diemen’s Land the leak required bailing efforts.
3 days ago · L–R: The Edge, Bono, Larry Mullen Jr. and Adam Clayton. U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. The band formed in 1976 and released their debut EP Three in 1979 exclusively in Ireland. [1] Following the release of their single "Another Day" in 1980, U2 signed a recording contract with Island Records, [2] and released their first album, Boy ...
3 days ago · Tasmania: named after Abel Tasman, who sighted the island in 1642; originally named by Tasman as Van Diemen's Land, after Anthony van Diemen, the colonial governor who commissioned Tasman's voyage; Victoria: named in honour of Queen Victoria; Western Australia: comprises the western third of Australia
