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Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603?-1659), mariner, was born at Lutjegast, near Groningen, in the Netherlands. He received a sufficient education to enable him to express his ideas clearly in writing and to become a skilled navigator.
Quick Facts: Dutch explorer credited with being the first European to reach what are today known as Tasmania, Australia; New Zealand; and Fiji in the South Pacific. Name: Abel Janzoon [ah-buh l] [yahn-sohn] [taz-muh n; Dutch tahs-mahn] Birth/Death: ca. 1603 - October 10, 1659. Nationality: Dutch.
Of humble birth, Tasman rose to become one of the Dutch East India Company’s most respected skippers. He discovered Tasmania and New Zealand while in its service, but was later criticised for lacking exploratory zeal. Alexander Turnbull Library.
Mariner, explorer, landowner, trader. This biography, written by K. A. Simpson, was first published in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography in 1990. It was updated in August, 2019. Abel Janszoon Tasman was born, probably in 1602 or 1603, at Lutjegast, Groningen, the United Provinces of the Netherlands (the Dutch Republic).
May 17, 2018 · Abel Janszoon Tasman (ca. 1603-1659) was a Dutch navigator who discovered Tasmania and New Zealand 's South Island and charted the northwest Australian coastline. Abel Tasman was born at Lutjegast near Groningen.
Born in 1603 in Lutjegast, Netherlands, Tasman started his career as a merchant seaman and became a skilled navigator. In 1633, he joined the VOC and sailed to Batavia, now Jakarta, Indonesia. He participated in several voyages, including one to Japan.
Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Abel Tasman . Abel Janszoon Tasman, (born 1603?, Lutjegast, Neth.—died probably before Oct. 22, 1659, certainly before Feb. 5, 1661), Dutch explorer. In the service of the Dutch East India Company, he made exploratory and trading voyages to East and Southeast Asia (1634–39).
